You've just landed a new project. While it's in your wheelhouse, it requires unfamiliar skills. As you research and plan, that familiar wave of overwhelm hits. Deadline anxiety creeps in, and suddenly ...

It’s hard to ask for help, it may be even harder to need the help. But I do. I need it because tomorrow I'm having a big surgery, spinal fusion at eight levels. This surgery is both known and unknown ...

We all know how critically important help, support, and encouragement are if you’re recovering from a physical or mental health issue or substance misuse. But it can often be really hard to ask for ...

Funerals can be so expensive. And when you have so many other things happening in your life, receiving donations to help with funeral expenses can remove some of the stress associated with a very ...

The hardest part of working with a financial advisor is sometimes knowing what to say when you sit down across the table or ...

It was in Otter Tail County that I finally broke down and applied for food assistance. Imagine that! A college graduate and a ...

There are ways to prepare for the difficult decisions people may need to make as they get older and become unable to live as ...

Ashley Herd spent over 20 years working in HR before launching her own company. She said employees should consider the hardest parts of a new role before requesting it. Herd also shared key phrases to ...

Asking for a leave of absence from work — whether you need time off for illness, bereavement, maternity leave or other reasons — is one of the most stressful requests an employee can make. But even if ...

Johnny C. Taylor Jr. tackles your human resources questions as part of a series for USA TODAY. Taylor is president and CEO of the Society for Human Resource Management, the world's largest HR ...