Tag: consolation

My friend Brooke was among the most popular females in my college classes. I admired how successful she was. Brooke consistently clocked a perfect 4.0 GPA, had a sizzling hot boyfriend, and had snagged early admission to law school. What no one knew at the time, including me, was that Brooke was ...

The question whether we should be perfect is a question that should never arise. I live in East Asia, where perfection is firmly engrained in parenting and education, and I witness its sometimes destructive power on an almost daily basis. In my programs on Meaningful Youth Engagement I mee...