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Healing Hurts: Conflict's Path to Connection
To mend ruptures, one must embrace conflict as an ally, not an adversary. Through respectful dialogue, wounds can transform into bridges.
Pamela Anderson's Journey: From Baywatch to Memoir
From small-town girl to global icon: Pamela Anderson's rise to fame began with her iconic role as C.J. Parker in the hit TV series Baywatch.
5 Shocking Insights From The World's Longest Study On Happiness.
Harvard researchers began a decades-long study in 1938 to discover what makes us happy in life. It has tracked the same individuals for 85 years collected health records of 724 families throughout the world and asked extensive questions about their lives every two years.
Science of Why Unhealthy Relationships Can Be So Addictive
Unhealthy attachments in relationships can be perplexing. Often people form deep attachments even with those who mistreat them or remain unavailable. Understanding the psychological aspects and the science behind these dynamics is crucial to gaining awareness and personal growth.
The Karpman Triangle: Unveiling its Power and Practical Applications
In 1968, Stephen Karpman developed a model for understanding interpersonal conflict. Today it is a widely used psychological tool to help people transcend feelings of powerlessness in complicated relationship dynamics through personal responsibility.
How to Deal With Difficult Relatives
Set boundaries: Set clear boundaries and communicate them calmly and assertively with difficult relatives.
Why nice guys finish last
The phrase "nice guys finish last" is often used to describe the phenomenon where people who are kind, helpful, and considerate tend to be taken advantage of or overlooked in favour of those who are more aggressive or self-promoting.
8 Ways to Show You're Deeply Listening
Communication is hard, especially when it comes to sensitive subjects or tense situations. What can make all this even harder is one feels they aren't being heard. Feeling unheard can make a hard talk - impossible. Here's how to help others know you're listening:
The Importance of Having a Hobby
People are lonely. Even before the pandemic, statistics showed an alarming trend of individuals reporting they had no close friendships. The isolation of COVID only exacerbated that. That's why you need a hobby.
What we can learn from Footnote to Youth: The best quick summary guide in 2024
"Footnote to Youth" by Jose Garcia Villa is a poignant coming-of-age story that captures the bittersweet journey from adolescence to adulthood in just a few pages.
263 of the worldโs longest-living people and their 9 'non-negotiables' for a long, happy life.
Dan Buettner the New York Times Bestselling Author of five books on longevity & happiness. He traveled across the world to study the areas in which people live exceptionally long lives: Okinawa, Japan; Sardinia, Italy; Nicoya, Costa Rica; Ikaria, Greece & Loma Linda, California.
The Secrets of Successful Communication: Insights from 'How To Win Friends and Influenceย People'
How To Win Friends and Influenceย People was first published in 1937 in an edition of only 5000 copies and as of now, over 30 million copies have been sold worldwide, making it one of the best-selling books of all time. It has been translated into nearly every known language.
5 Ways to Communicate With More Mindfulness
Marriage and family therapistย Susan Gillis Chapman's 2012 self-help book The 5 Keys to Mindful Communication is a useful tool for anyone wishing to incorporate the mental-health practice of mindfulness into their day to day communications with others.
Becoming a High Value Man
Over 60% of Western men don't have a girlfriend, and over 50% of marriages end up in divorce. How can you avoid being one of these statistics?
10 friends everyone needs for different spaces and places
Adult friendships can be wonderful, sticky, and awkward. In her book The Life Council, 10 Friends Every Woman Needs, author/podcaster Laura Tremaine outlines how friends can make up our "life council" and fill unique spaces that may - but don't have to - overlap in life.
Understanding Masculine & Feminine Energies.
Are you tired of feeling like your relationships lack balance and harmony? Understanding masculine and feminine energies is the key to creating healthy, fulfilling relationships. Let's dive in!
The Four Types of Emotionally Immature Parents
Dr. Lindsay C. Gibson's 2015 bestseller Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents is a self-help guide for those who experience residual trauma and stress from their childhood. The book is often recommended by therapists to help clarify emotional regulation issues in adults.
'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell: A Guide to Understanding Its Timeless Wisdom
"To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell is a seductive and intellectually rich poem. Published posthumously in 1681, itโs a 17th-century Tinder message... but with a hint of existential angst and sophistication.
Creative, Productive Ways to Say No
If the person expects you to jump at every request, Try, โโl have to give that some thought. Iโll call you back I an hour.โ If you are met with anger or sarcasm, remain cordial and end the conversation with โOkay, then, I hope you get it worked out.โ
The Disturbing Results of Smartphone Use
Ever since smartphones were introduced to the world, the negative effects of using them have been made more and more widely known. It's been proven that Smartphone use can have negative effects on cognitive performance, like attention and memory.
How to be a "High Value Woman"
Almost half of adults in the U.S. are unmarried, with a significant portion of them being women in their 30s. What is happening and how can you avoid being one of them?
Separation: 3 Signs & First 3 Steps by Leslie Vernick
Many women stay for years or decades in relationships and marriages that are physically, emotionally, financially and/or otherwise destructive. A sense of duty, holiness, perseverance, love, guilt, or many other factors may influence those decisions.
Communication skills to argue less, talk more in any situation
Jefferson Fisher, a trial attorney from Texas, posts short clips filmed in his truck on Facebook, Instagram, and TikTok about communication that he says work in the courtroom, but after viewing even one video short, it's clear that anyone who interacts can benefit:
How to end a friendship
In friendships, there is often an implicit assumption that a friend made at one point should remain a friend forever- if one has any virtue or honor. Friendships are essential and unlike romantic interests, a commitment in friendship once made is a commitment forever.
Being a champion for your partner through new parenthood
Nothing rocked our world like our sonโs arrival in 2020. It was easy to get lost in happy milestones, cluster-feeding, and frantic late-night searching about the color of poop. I asked my husband about some of the ways weโre still a life raft for each other (my sexy life raft).