Learning Journal: The World of Psychology

Scientific psychology influences shaping human behavior

A reflection on The World of Psychology, Ninth Canadian Edition, by Samuel E. Wood, Ellen Green Wood, Denise Boyd, Eileen Wood, and Serge Desmarais Introduction The World of Psychology provides a broad introduction to the scientific study of human thought, emotion, and behaviour. The book examines how biological processes, personal experiences, relationships, learning, culture, and … Continue reading Learning Journal: The World of Psychology →

MGT2382 Week 4 Learning Journal: Emotions, Attitudes, Stress, and the Cost of Pretending Workers Are Machines

Six coworkers sitting around a round table discussing a poster on recognizing stress signals.

Date: Calendar week: June 2-8, 2026 Category: Field Lab Learning Journals > MGT2382 Learning Journal Course link: MGT2382 Organizational Behaviour - Week 4: Workplace emotions, attitudes and stress; McShane Chapter 4. Lens: Critical lens: emotions are information, not automatic instructions; stress is often the receipt for unmanaged load. Opening reflection This week’s material on workplace … Continue reading MGT2382 Week 4 Learning Journal: Emotions, Attitudes, Stress, and the Cost of Pretending Workers Are Machines →

Communication Under Load: Why We Fight Three Conversations at Once

Chalkboard with quote about character and kindness during challenges

Reader's Moment You think you are arguing about the schedule. Then suddenly you are arguing about respect. Then somehow you are also arguing about who gets to decide, who carries the consequences, who is believed, and who is expected to absorb the mess. The surface issue was small enough to fit in one sentence. The … Continue reading Communication Under Load: Why We Fight Three Conversations at Once →

The S3 Protocol: Stop, Stabilize, State the Next Step

Open notebook with writing and a pen on a wooden desk by a window overlooking green trees

Reader's Moment The message arrives and your body is already ahead of you. The chest tightens. The jaw locks. The sentence forms before you have thought it through. The reply box is open. The thumbs are ready. The old pattern is standing at attention. Defend. Attack. Explain. Apologize too much. Disappear. Overpromise. Prove. Collapse. This … Continue reading The S3 Protocol: Stop, Stabilize, State the Next Step →

When the Body Becomes the First Witness

Text about the body as a communication system with pain, fatigue, tension, and stress messages

A careful note This post is not medical advice and it is not a diagnosis. If you have chest pain, difficulty breathing, thoughts of harming yourself or someone else, sudden severe symptoms, or anything that feels medically urgent, seek emergency or professional help. The point here is simpler: under pressure, the body often becomes the … Continue reading When the Body Becomes the First Witness →

Your Body Keeps the Receipts Before Your Mind Admits the Pattern

Person noticing physical stress signals thoughtfully

A follow-up to “When Survival Mode Outlives the Danger,” “Numb Isn’t Nothing,” “When Rest Starts to Feel Wrong,” “The Rebuild Is Working: Why Am I So Tired?,” and “When the Numbers Refuse to Listen.” Reader’s Moment: You keep saying you are fine. Not great. Not thriving. Not fully steady. But fine. Fine enough to work. … Continue reading Your Body Keeps the Receipts Before Your Mind Admits the Pattern →

An Open letter to Employers

Frustrated office worker holding her head surrounded by paperwork and laptops

Burnout Is a Receipt A note on scope: This is not an accusation against any specific employer, company, executive, or workplace. This is a reflection on a larger pattern: organizations that talk about wellness while continuing to create the conditions that wear people down. Dear employers, owners, executives, managers, directors, founders, and supervisors: This one … Continue reading An Open letter to Employers →

Burnout Is Not Just an Employee Problem

Stressed worker with deadlines and urgent tasks at desk and employer offering mental health support measures

There is a version of burnout talk that puts the whole burden on the person who is already exhausted. Sleep better. Breathe deeper. Journal more. Regulate your emotions. Take a walk. Drink water. Set boundaries. Practice gratitude. Download the app. Fix yourself. Some of that advice is useful. Let’s be honest about that. A person … Continue reading Burnout Is Not Just an Employee Problem →

When Cutting Back Backfires

Sometimes the “healthy choice” doesn’t feel healthy at all—at least not on Day One. You know this moment: you try to do the right thing, you change one variable, and your body answers back like you pulled the wrong wire. Hello, my friends on Standing on the Ledge. Welcome back. How are you today? How … Continue reading When Cutting Back Backfires →

A Small Bedtime Ritual When the Day Won’t Let Go

You’re running on fumes—and somehow still running. Your brain won’t shut up, your body won’t settle, and the day keeps replaying like it’s trying to win an argument. This is the moment you don’t need a perfect routine. You need a closing ritual. Tonight isn’t for solving your life. Tonight is for lowering the volume. … Continue reading A Small Bedtime Ritual When the Day Won’t Let Go →