Last Updated on June 19, 2019Anyone with young children knows that a long plane ride (or road trip, etc.) can be made exponentially more stressful when little ones are wide awake with nothing to do. Much as we might feel ashamed of giving our kids a tablet and some headphones to keep them entertained — […]
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You’re in a relationship with someone who makes you feel off balance and disconnected from reality — as well as from the people you used to count on for support. It’s gotten so bad you hear yourself justifying his behavior and questioning your own perception. If he says you’re “crazy” or “losing your grip on […]
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Last Updated on June 17, 2019The best biographies of all time are those that have left echoes in our collective consciousness. Precisely because of the legacy left by the subjects of those biographies — and the biographers’ skill in sharing that legacy — we can climb to heights made accessible by the giants who came […]
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Last Updated on June 13, 2019Do you take responsibility for your actions? Do you sometimes wonder what that actually means — and whether or not you’re doing enough? Taking personal responsibility has to do with your actions, words, and choices and how they affect you and others. Accepting responsibility is essential to anyone who acknowledges […]
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Last Updated on June 13, 2019Ever gone from zero to furious in a second — just because of something someone else said or did? Then you probably have a fair idea of what your anger triggers are. But what about other emotions? One person who’s normally pretty confident might feel suddenly insecure when triggered by […]
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Last Updated on June 13, 2019Can you tell just by looking at someone that they have high self-esteem? Or can you recognize self-esteem issues a mile away? Healthy self-esteem does have a way of making itself known to others, by tell-tale signs or in ways your intuition is more likely to pick up. Maybe you […]
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Last Updated on June 13, 2019You’re about to do something you don’t normally do. Right up until this moment, you could tell yourself everything would go smoothly (enough), and you wouldn’t regret the attempt. But now . . . you’re freaking out a little. Because the same fears that dogged you whenever you tried something […]
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Last Updated on June 11, 2019Are you in a relationship with a gaslighter? Maybe you’ve been hearing more and more about gaslighting, and you’re recognizing some of the same tactics in your significant other. Why didn’t you notice it before? You’re human, and we have a remarkable capacity for gaslighting ourselves (to a degree), so […]
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