by Rob Tribken | May 27, 2021 | Workplace Stress
(Link to related podcast here) After a prolonged struggle with King Ahab and the priests of Baal, the great prophet Elijah was completely exhausted. He journeyed by himself into the desert and asked God to take his life; he then lay down under a broom tree and fell...
by Rob Tribken | Aug 9, 2019 | Workplace Stress
At La Cañada Presbyterian Church On June 18, the third Work Life Forum featured Dr. Sam Alibrando speaking on the subject “Working with Difficult People”. The event was held at La Cañada Presbyterian Church in La Cañada, California. The video of Dr....
by Rob Tribken | Mar 30, 2019 | Workplace Stress
Topic: Freedom from Anxious Thoughts and Feelings: A Two-Step Mindfulness Approach for Moving Beyond Fear and Worry Dr. Scott Symington previewed his forthcoming new book Freedom from Anxious Thoughts and Feelings: A Two-Step Mindfulness Approach for Moving Beyond...
by Rob Tribken | Jul 13, 2018 | Working Well, Workplace Stress
“I never have enough time.” When people talk about their more frustrating work-related problems, the issue of time, or the lack of it, comes up most often. For many people, there is not enough time to get their work done and this can be a serious and chronic source of...
by Rob Tribken | Jan 17, 2017 | Working Well, Workplace Stress
Some of us have trouble leaving our work behind at the end of the day and have an unfortunate tendency to bring our stress and other pre-occupations home with us. This not only makes it difficult to recharge our batteries, but can also hinder our non-work...
by Rob Tribken | Sep 22, 2016 | Workplace Stress
To prepare for our recent Spirituality for Busy People class, I reread some of psychotherapist and scholar Kenneth Pargament’s classic book The Psychology of Religion and Coping: Theory, Research, Practice. One of his key observations is that while religion can...
by Rob Tribken | Sep 1, 2016 | Spiritual Aspects of Leadership, Workplace Stress
We seem to be moving into a period of crisis that will put unusual burdens on leaders. Cultural and institutional changes (and, in many cases, failure) will call for leaders grounded in a broader, deeper perspective. Our religious institutions, including seminaries,...
