Planets & Transits
New Moon in Leo August 12, 2026
The New Moon arrives in Leo August 12 at 8:36 PM UTC, and with it comes a singular...
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- Written by: Susan Campbell and John Grey
Some couples seem blessed with everlasting love. Then, there’s the rest of us—who start running into trouble once the honeymoon is over. We encounter differences, disagreements, disappointments. Buttons get pushed. And communication breaks down as issues become increasingly hard to resolve.
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- Written by: Osho
It is beautiful to be alone, it is also beautiful to be in love, to be with people. And they are complementary, not contradictory. When you are enjoying others, enjoy, and enjoy to the full; there is no need to bother about aloneness. And when you are fed up with others, then move into aloneness and enjoy it to the full.
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- Written by: Iza Kavedžija
Japan has long been known for its widespread respect for its seniors and a powerful sense of obligation to care for them. Yet as the demographic structure of society has changed, and the population has progressively aged, the provision of care is increasingly seen as a social (and not exclusively a family) concern.
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- Written by: Joyce Vissell
Sharing your life with a loving partner is very rewarding and meaningful. Since we work with couples, we often ask them how they met. Often they will respond that they met online. Typically, they are somewhat embarrassed when they reveal this, thinking that it should have been a more natural and romantic way of meeting. But...
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- Written by: Alan Cohen
We have all given our power away to something -- many things -- and our lives have sucked for it. We have bestowed undue power to lovers, money, bosses, addictive substances, fame, etc. You give your power away when you make someone or something outside of you more important than what is inside of you.
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- Written by: Wendy Boyd
Parents often have different expectations for their three- to five-year-old children when they attend an early learning center.
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- Written by: Richard C. Michael, Ph.D.
Do you feel lonely because you do not have family around you? Let's put loneliness and being alone in its proper perspective. If you have a need for a family then the relationship you have with your family is based on fear and not love.
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- Written by: Ric Giardina
You will be much more successful at making core-level life changes if you enlist the support of the people around you. It will be necessary for you to discover those people who are relying on you not to change and then enroll them in the change you want to make...
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- Written by: Katie Bohn-Penn State University
Nurturing parents may pass along strategies for building and maintaining positive relationships to their kids, setting them up for healthier, less-violent romantic relationships as young adults, according to new research.
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- Written by: Neale Donald Walsch
GOD, IF YOU COULD CHANGE ONE THING ABOUT TODAY'S SOCIETY, WHAT WOULD IT BE? -- Peter, 15 yrs old -- I would change your beliefs about who you are, and who I am, and how life is. I would cause you to notice that you and I are One, that you are likewise one with everything and everyone else...
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- Written by: Alan Cohen
In high school I looked up to my classmate Rick Brown, the quintessential cool guy. He was the good-looking captain of the football team and president of the student council. He had a cheerleader homecoming queen girlfriend and was liked by everyone. I envied Rick because he was at the epicenter of the in crowd, and I saw myself as a distant outsider.
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- Written by: David J Hawes, University of Sydney
Anyone who has raised children or grown up with siblings knows there are some bumpy times in a child’s life.
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- Written by: Jeanne Leong-Rutgers University
Birds on a wire space themselves out for the same reason that we put distance between the person in front of us in line at the movies.
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- Written by: Katherine Gombay-McGill University
Recent studies reveal that the behavioral immune system (BIS) significantly affects dating dynamics. When individuals perceive the threat of disease, even subconsciously, it activates the BIS, leading to avoidant behaviors and reduced social connection. This research highlights the complex interplay between health perceptions and relationship formation.
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- Written by: Jeff Falk, Rice University
During negotiations, high-intensity anger elicits smaller concessions than moderate-intensity anger, a new study suggests.
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- Written by: Jared Wadley-University of Michigan
People who think their knowledge and beliefs are superior to others are especially prone to overestimating what they actually know, new research suggests.
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- Written by: University of Arizona
Humor isn’t always useful or beneficial for reaching our goals, new research suggests. Research from the UA's Eller College of Management suggests that humor is a good thing in certain situations, but its effectiveness depends on your end goal.
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- Written by: Joe Smith, University of Liverpool
New data reveals that chronic loneliness affects 2.4 million adults in the UK, posing significant health risks comparable to smoking. Loneliness, a biological problem rooted in our evolution, can lead to increased mortality rates. Innovative interventions like Cognitive Behavioural Therapy offer hope for combating this growing epidemic, as the nation faces a rising tide of isolation.
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- Written by: Yvonne Tally
You are living a life, not running a race. Slowing the pace so you’re not racing and constantly playing catch-up begins one step at a time. And the first step is to understand what motivates your behavior and the comfort the behavior provides you.
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- Written by: Jalaja Bonheim, PhD.
Most people would agree that connection is a basic human need. Yet these days, it can be hard to come by. Vivek Murthy, Surgeon General of the United States from 2014 to 2017, claims that “Loneliness is a growing health epidemic.”
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- Written by: Katie Bohn-Penn State University
Primary care providers and pediatricians may be less confident than child and adolescent psychiatrists in their ability to tell whether irritability in young patients is normal or could be linked to deeper mental health issues, a new study suggests.
