By Dr. Gaby Cora

Much has been written about the similarities and differences between being a coach and a therapist.

While the medical model has been invaded by third party payers, time restrictions, and stigma, the coaching model is viewed as a process of improvement and has boomed as an alternative. Today’s coach is yesterday’s shrink.

By Dr. Gaby Cora

It was with great sadness that we received the news of the untimely and sudden death of the great political journalist Tim Russert today. While watching Larry King’s tribute and poignant question regarding the challenging lifestyle of media experts, Ted Koppel, managing editor of the Discovery Channel, couldn’t but comment how Russert would always fill in for everyone else and also said “he worked too hard.” Interestingly, when Wolf Blitzer, CNN anchor, was asked if he would consider changing his lifestyle in any way, he smiled with sarcasm at the idea saying that, although others may feel he should, he wouldn’t, particularly as he found his job quite exhilarating.