Even in a culture that values vulnerability, many people still struggle to ask for help. Research shows we underestimate how ...

It’s unclear to me why so many people struggle to ask for help. Through all the years of my adult life, I’ve grown to feel comfortable asking for help and have a strong history of knowing 1) when I ...

We all get by with a little help from our friends. But in professional settings, we don’t always feel like we can ask for help. Asking for help is not admitting failure, but rather using your ...

The email to that alum you met at the networking event last month has been sitting in your drafts for two weeks. You've rewritten the subject line four times. You've debated whether “following up” ...

Even so, I tend to be self-reliant to an extreme degree. I tell myself it’s because I like doing things by myself, but mostly it’s because I think asking for help makes me look somehow “less-than.” ...

November hits different when you’re already running on empty. The season of gratitude and gathering can feel like one more thing on your impossible to-do list. But here in Fairfax County, where high ...