new stuff I'm learning about living, dying, what matters most - Sun, Dec 9 2018

One year ago, I was a healthy 32-year-old woman. Then, with a flurry of medical tests, I became an ovarian cancer patient. I quickly learned that when you get hit by a difficult disease, you become vulnerable and insecure, unsure of what to do…

Jeff Cohn Some good tips on what to say/do and what not to say/do

Coming out to loved ones is hard. It's even harder when they've died before you gathered the courage to do it. I never came out to my grandmother, who died this year. Instead of planning an awkward announcement over a Thanksgiving turkey, I settled…

Jeff Cohn An example of what happens when it's not safe to talk about things that are important to you with people you care about

This story appears in VICE Magazine's Burnout and Escapism Issue. Click HERE to subscribe. There's a space in the Hell's Kitchen neighborhood of Manhattan that's not a storefront or an apartment. There are daffodil bulbs waiting in a bucket…

Jeff Cohn How ' even a little bit of intentional space and design can go a long way.' Designing in places for people to meet up and commune can combat the loneliness so prevalent in our society

Alisa Khan, instructor in pediatrics, staff physician2, Nancy D Spector, professor of pediatrics, associate dean of faculty development, executive director of Executive Leadership in Academic Medicine4, Jennifer D Baird, director5, Michele Ashland…

Jeff Cohn Amazing- talking to families using words they understood reduced errors significantly- who'd of thunk it?

Recent data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) indicate a downward trend in vaccine coverage in the United States. Although we still need to learn more about the factors causing this shift, it's clear that public health…

Jeff Cohn This is a really concerning trend- and I do wonder what it says about our sense of community- or lack thereof. American individuality may get in the way of this concept

The troublesome teeth belonged to a woman buried in Sweden. She lived 4,900 years ago, and she died young. Archaeologists found her at the turn of the last millennium, her bones jumbled up with dozens of others in a limestone tomb. Geneticists…

Jeff Cohn An interesting story about how genetic data of microbes from nearly 5000 years ago may lead to different theories about how/when human migration occurred.

The golden years look very different depending on where in the world you are, and, increasingly, which generation you are in. Aging populations and decreasing birthrates are spurring countries across the globe to reassess how retirement works…

Jeff Cohn Not too long ago retirement at 65 meant living another 10 years (on average) and then dying. Now, for many, it means living 20+ years before death- and this requires a whole different framework for life with/without work while aging means

Pumping yourself up after a big win can feel a little awkward. You want to acknowledge good work, but you don't want to feel arrogant. It's that tricky balance of quietly reveling in a job well done without coming off as … well, a jerk.

Jeff Cohn Good advice about celebrating the wins and expressing gratitude for the compliment

Six years ago, I found myself with more flexibility than I'd had in a long time. I had left my full time job to do consulting. I still had young children. I still had to do a lot of networking and pitching for business. But I……

Jeff Cohn Pick one and get started- and if it's something you loved to do when you were a kid there's a good chance you'll still love it

Tom Beggs' holiday tips have run the gamut. A garbage collector in the King of Prussia area for the past decade, Beggs has received winter gloves, sweatshirts, homemade sweets, and Wawa gift cards. Tons of Wawa gift cards, he said. Beggs, 31, of…

Jeff Cohn A seasonal public service announcement