California military spouse testifies in hearing on state policy affecting career portability

In the recent hearing held by Senator Ben Allen, a Democrat, chair, Senate Select Committee on Aerospace and Defense, and Senator Steve Glazer, a Democrat, chair, Senate Committee on Business, Professions, and Economic Development, Mrs. Sonia Trefflich, LCSW, provided first-hand testimony on the burden of license transfer for military spouses when their military member receives a permanent …..

How to Be Assertive Without Feeling Awkward About It

Have you ever been in a situation where you wanted to speak up about an issue but worried that your message would be received or even delivered poorly? Haven’t we all? For a lot of us, feeling like we should know how to be more assertive by now is definitely a thing. For instance, I had a roommate who did everything but clean up after themselves. I knew if I didn’t approach them to speak my piece, resentment would inevitably build ….