Sentences with phrase «feelings of isolation at»

The organization was initially created to provide networking opportunities and support for minority lawyers in order to alleviate feelings of isolation at large law firms in the city.

This masterfully illustrated graphic novel tells the story of Kim Cameron (Skim), who discovers Wicca, a powerful crush, and a growing feeling of isolation at her all - girls private school.

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What is of key importance is to me is surmounting the isolation that we feel when we are confronted with the apathy, ignorance and aggression of those unwilling to look at the issues that confront us with real intellectual honesty.

The aim is to help break the isolation Veterans and military spouses often feel, and start to build relationships, said Virginia Tenpenny, vice president of Global Social Impact at Starbucks.

I remember my feeling of isolation when I was living in Bethlehem at the time of the Jerusalem bus bombings in the spring of 1996.

This step of isolation is a necessary diplomatic one, probably long overdue, but it doesn't feel like enough, when I see the mass graves, when the grieving men lift up the bodies of their children to shove their lifeless and crippled bodies at the television cameras, here, here, here, you are keening and begging us all to look at your children, look at them, there, dead in your arms.

If you add to the mix a child with a learning disability, ADHD, or Oppositional Defiant Disorder, you can feel extreme exhaustion and isolation without a partner to step in when you are overwhelmed and at the end of your rope.

At the very least, just having him say «yeah, I understand» or «I worry about that too» took that feeling of isolation away.

Frustration, fatigue and isolation are some of the most common emotions a stay at home mom (SAHM) can experience, and these feelings can be especially strong for new moms.

So often adopted children are assaulted with the family tree exercise at school, and it becomes an activity that causes stress and feelings of isolation, rather than something they feel in control of.

Instead of dismissing children's play, he suggests that parents should join their children on the floor and help them explore the feelings of isolation and powerlessness that seem to be at the heart of much play.

«In some areas of science, women report a feeling of isolation and a lack of female role models,» says Rachel Tobbell, mentoring strategy manager at the U.K. Resource Centre for Women in Science, Engineering, and Technology (UKRC).

She discovered that her feelings of isolation were shared by others while attending a student roundtable at the 12th International Conference of Women Engineers and Scientists (ICWES) in Ottawa in July 2002.

John Newcomer, M.D., a professor of psychiatry at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, says depression and feelings of isolation usually go hand in hand, and it's not always clear which comes first.

The lack of in game music adds a lot to the feeling of isolation, but it does make things a bit dull at times.

The New York Times said the film «creates wonder with great flair and feeling,» IndieWire called it «the best Marvel movie so far, by far,» and USA Today noted the film was adequate at «dealing with the consequences of age - old colonialism and exploring isolation at a time when actual countries are building borders rather than breaking them down.»

Another questionable item concerns how humans were able to deduce the creatures» limitations prior to their rampant depletion (at least if tabloid fodder is any indication)... so the film's resolution feels a bit like M. Night Shyamalan's Signs (2002) and those hydrophobic aliens trying to colonize a planet mostly made of water (and speaking of printing techniques, how Evelyn has a calendar to mark her due date well over a year into isolation also seems suspect).

«The overwhelming responsibility of this job creates a feeling of isolation,» said Betty Luckett, principal at Oakes Elementary School, in Okemah, Oklahoma.

The result — at best — is missed school days, lower grades, and feelings of isolation from the school community.

He was a master at easing the feeling of isolation felt by ELL advocates in the field of bilingual education.

- Vivian Gornick, author of Fierce Attachments and The Odd Woman and the City «This book is for anyone interested in a dazzlingly brilliant, uncommonly compassionate, and often hilarious study of human nature... for a writer so gifted at locating the excruciating commonalities of isolation, Jamison manages this greatest feat of magic: when I read her words, I come away feeling less alone.»

At time of rescue, Arnold was quite overweight, and no veterinary hospital in NM had a large enough isolation kennel for Arnold, and the veterinary staff felt he was stable enough to not need 24/7 hospitalization.

Plus, she will feel more at home in her crate from the beginning, rather than seeing it as a place of isolation and loneliness.

The hospital has undergone three structural renovations since its original establishment in order to best meet the needs of our growing clientele, including but not limited to: two exam rooms, advanced laboratory with in - house testing, x-ray room with digital x-ray technology, surgery room, isolation room, surgery recovery room, and fully equipped cat and dog boarding facilities, as well as the most recent addition of a grooming facility on the west end of the building At Bountiful Animal Hospital we feel our greatest asset is our caring and compassionate staff.

Obviously, there's that literal isolation of working by yourself, without colleagues to chat with; but what I often find the hardest is the fact that I'm solely responsible for every single role in my business; my earnings; the opportunities I create, find or miss... it can sometimes feel like there's a lot of pressure to be completely «on it» at all times, a fear of missing out on a dream opportunity, and it takes a conscious effort to be like «okay, I'm allowed this time off».

Through these actions, which are at times almost unbearable to witness, Hunt sets out to test universal truths about what it is to feel joy, pain, love, anger, frustration, isolation, fear, excitement — yet he knows that these emotional states are not absolutes, their definitions can fuse and confuse, especially when realised through the languages of making art.

McKay and Louchhead, who were later to receive national recognition as members of the REGINA FIVE group of painters, saw the potential of the Emma Lake site and its facilities to offer summer workshops for practising artists as a means of breaking from the artistic isolation they felt in Regina, where both taught at the School of Art.

These elements form part of an illuminating constellation of works in the Berkeley Gallery, including Feldbett (Campaign Bed), 1982, an electrical accumulator swathed in felt blankets, shown alongside Filzanzug (Felt Suit), 1970, which formed part of Beuys» Isolation Unit performance at the Dusseldorf Academy of Art in 1971.

But at times, you feel that the exhibition is simply bouncing from one myth (that of the self - taught artist working in isolation) to another (of the South as a magical, fertile dreamscape).

Technology can also help address the downsides, including the possible sense of isolation those working at home may feel.

Being bisexual likewise places individuals at greater risk of mental ill - health than being gay or lesbian, for example, and was also associated with increased feelings of isolation from the broader, as well as the queer communities

Children who are behaviourally inhibited are often socially withdrawn and, as a consequence, are at risk for peer rejection, which can exacerbate feelings of anxiety and isolation.

This population has been found to be at risk for high levels of stress (Levac, McKay, Merka, & Reddon - D'Arcy, 2008), increased social isolation (Levac et al., 2008), feelings of incompetence and guilt (Goodman, 2004), and the recipients of social stigma (Banach, Iudice, Conway & Couse, 2010; Gruber, Kajevic, Agius, & Martic - Biocina, 2006; Levac et al., 2008).

For the past several years, I have worked at a high - intensity crisis hotline, witnessing firsthand the heaviness and hopelessness of isolation and psychological crisis, making me well - equipped to be a calm and steady presence for you when life feels out of control or chaotic.

Some common behavioral manifestations are feeling sad / depressed, fear / anxiety, attachment issues, difficulty at bedtime and / or falling / staying asleep, anger / impulse control, defiance, a significant change in school performance, expressed illness without a known medical cause, loss of interest in previously enjoyed activities and isolation.»

«We all get stuck at some point in life — everyone struggles with feelings of isolation, confusion, depression.

After a decade of bone - crushing isolation and fear inside her cell at Silverwater Jail, there have finally been tantalizing glimmers of hope for my former school friend Kathleen Folbigg... and those who feel she didn't receive a fail trial when she was convicted of murdering three of her children and the manslaughter of a -LSB-...]