Relationships

Details: Written by: Barry Vissell

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There is an indicator of a deep and true love, no matter how old you are. It is imagining growing old with the one you love.

Details: Written by: Duke University

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New research identifies a specific personality type that is more likely to share misinformation and undeterred from sharing it even after being warned it might be false.

Details: Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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Everyone wishes they had a superpower. Well, you’ve had a secret power since childhood; you just don’t know how to use it yet. That’s the power of language.

Details: Written by: Elizabeth Cripps

I’ve decided to write a letter to my daughters in 2050. But when I pick up my pen, I can’t do it. My brain is too crowded with images of a mid-century that I may not live to see.

Details: Written by: Michael J. Shea, Ph.D

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The origins of obesity are deep and wide, beginning at conception and even earlier. To consider an individual with obesity, we need to view that person as a biological, emotional, and spiritual being in a historical and social context.

Details: Written by: Anuradha Dayal-Gulati

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Through repetitive patterns, you experience emotions that your ancestors might have experienced. Emotions are the connecting element between two worlds...

Details: Written by: Hugh and Gayle Prather

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I’m beginning to notice a few unexpected benefits from looking my age.

Details: Written by: Divna Haslam et al

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A key finding of our Australian Child Maltreatment Study, published in early 2023, is that emotional abuse is widespread and associated with similar harms as sexual abuse.

Details: Written by: Craig Stanbury

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In her book, Parenting on Earth, philosopher and mother Elizabeth Cripps argues that to do right by their kids, parents must also attempt to do something about the problems caused by climate change.

Details: Written by: Rebecca Wildbear

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In the eyes of the dominant culture, women, like nature, are deemed substandard. The feminine aspects of the world and in ourselves have been suppressed.

Details: Written by: Gery Karantzas

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Research into relationships can help us understand why some people desire the approval of a parent who is abusive, insensitive or inconsistent in their love – or who rate high on what’s known as “dark trait” tendencies (narcissism, psychopathy and Machiavellianism).

Details: Written by: Brian Smith

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Often, people don’t even notice that they’re talkers. It’s important, therefore, to observe your own behavior and read the body language of others to learn if you’re a talker.

Details: Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

The greatest ailment in our modern world is separation. We have become disconnected from ourselves, from others, and from the world around us.

Details: Written by: Sarah Leupen

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Everyone has one, but you might not know much about it. Biologist Sarah Leupen explains the ins and outs of belly buttons.

Details: Written by: Georgia Middleton, et al

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Eating together regularly as a family has long been promoted as a simple solution for improving health and wellbeing.

Details: Written by: Anuradha Dayal-Gulati

Do you feel that you are living your life in full bloom? Do you too feel as if there’s a ceiling on life that shows up in different ways?

Details: Written by: Jane Greer PhD

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A useful skill for finally letting in the voice of reason is to “do the emotional math.” This skill enables us to know the truth...

Details: Written by: Jude Bijou

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The demise of marriages and relationships in general, is not over money, children, or health but crummy communication styles.

Details: Written by: Elizabeth Englander, and Meghan K. McCoy

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It’s a well-established fact that children’s and teens’ mental health took a hit during the pandemic. But new research suggests that teen girls in particular are suffering in unprecedented ways.

Details: Written by: Matthew Dicks

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Email is often a means of informal communication. As such, you can dramatically decrease the amount of time spent on email with short, efficient replies. Dispense with formalities whenever possible and increase efficiency.