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A Different Kind of Valentine

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Written by: Alan Cohen

A Different Kind of Valentine
February is the month of Valentines, when our thoughts turn to love. Usually we give Valentines gifts and affection to romantic partners. This month I would like to shift our focus to expressions of love to our family, in particular our parents.

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To Really Choose a Man

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Written by: Joyce Vissell

To Really Choose a Man
To really love a man is to choose him over and over again. It’s not enough to say marriage vows one time, though that is certainly important. The relationship is deepened if you let him know often that you would choose him all over again if given the choice.

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Harsh Parenting Hurts How Kids With ADHD Do In School

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Written by: Katie Bohn-Penn State

Harsh Parenting Hurts How Kids With ADHD Do In School
Parent behavior may affect how well children with certain behavioral problems like attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, ADHD, perform in school, a new study suggests.

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Meeting Myself Again Through My Old Journals

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Written by: Barbara Jaffe, Ed.D.

Meeting Myself Again Through My Old Journals
I wrote about my difficulties, my challenges, my full and often overwhelming life as a wife, mother, daughter, and full-time professor with hours of evening paperwork. All of these roles took huge chunks out of me, and my exhausting days were underscored by a line I came upon in my journal, one that actually took my breath away as I read it twenty years later...

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These Are The Relationships We Say Are Our Most Difficult

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Written by: Yasmin Anwar-UC Berkeley

These Are The Relationships We Say Are Our Most Difficult
Participants surveyed for a new study were more apt to report that the most difficult people in their lives were female family members such as wives, mothers, and sisters, researchers report.

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Is There A Bilingual Advantage For Kids With Autism?

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Written by: Katherine Gombay-McGill

Is There A Bilingual Advantage For Kids With Autism?
Being bilingual may make it easier for children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) to switch gears from one task to another, according to a new study.

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Minding Our Words and Saying What We Really Mean

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Written by: Ellen Tadd

Minding Our Words and Saying What We Really Mean
Telepathy is the language of communication in the spiritual realm. Imagine knowing the thoughts of all the people around you and having all your thoughts revealed without speaking. No one could manipulate or pretend to be other than who they are. All our motivations, fears, and loves would be exposed.

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How To Awaken And Realize Who And What We Truly Are

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Written by: Lama Surya Das

How To Awaken And Realize Who And What We Truly Are
Everyone says that they want to change, but who is ready, willing, and able to actually do so? Are we ready to give up the comfy, secure little nest cozily settled at the bottom of those ruts, those psychological habits...

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Kids Can Become Tightwads Or Spenders By Age 5

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Written by: Laura Bailey-University of Michigan

tightwad kid 1 9Children as young as five may have already formed distinct emotional reactions to spending and saving money, a new study suggests.

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Accessing The Power of Silent Communication and Love

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Written by: Stuart Wilde

Accessing The Power of Silent Communication and LoveI have come to believe, through watching the etheric state, that we are all in silent subliminal dialogue with each other. I've observed the flashes of energy that pass back and forth between people, and I've seen people react to thoughts that are projected toward them. Thoughts jump...

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Being Heard: Taking the Risk to Speak Your Truth and Asking For What You Want

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Written by: Daphne Rose Kingma

Being Heard: Taking the Risk to Speak Your Truth and Asking For What You Want
One of the reasons we often don't speak out is that we feel hopeless about being heard. It's probably true that you haven't been heard in the past — by your parents, siblings, spouses, or friends — and so, there's a part of you that says...

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4 Ways To Be More Vulnerable With A Woman

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Written by: Barry Vissell

4 Ways To Be More Vulnerable With A WomanTo be vulnerable with a woman is to allow yourself to be seen and known in your entirety, not just your powerful, independent, secure, loving and capable self. To be vulnerable is to show her your fear, pain, shame, and need for love.

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Who Are You? Identify Yourself, Please!

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Written by: Marie D. Jones

Who Are You? Identify Yourself, Please!
Being asked by someone what we believe our “identity” is can be difficult. Whenever this author hears a police officer on a television show yell out, “Identify yourself, please!” she has to laugh. Should the person respond with “I’m a single woman in her 40s who owns six cats and brews my own beer in my spare time”? Or perhaps, “I’m a Leo, and I love to jet ski and eat junk food”?

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How Young People Talk About Abstaining From Sex

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Written by: Angie Hunt-Iowa State University

New research determines how college students initiate conversations about their decision to abstain from or delay sex, and the strategies they use to explain this to their partners.

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Why People Cheat on Their Partners

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Written by: Esther Perel

Why People Cheat on Their PartnersWe all know what infidelity is, but a universal definition is difficult to carve out—especially in the digital age. Is watching porn cheating, or is it only cheating if the person on the other side of the screen is live?

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Why Most Of Us Lean To The Right When We Kiss

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Written by: Michael J. Proulx, University of Bath; et al.

Why Most Of Us Lean To The Right When We KissSimple behavioural tests have now allowed us to see how this organisation is revealed through biases in how we see and interact with the world – and each other – often without us being aware of it.

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I’ve Been There, Honey

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Written by: Scott Stabile

I’ve Been There, HoneyThere's a huge difference between sympathy and empathy, between "I'm sorry" and "I've been there." It's not that sympathy is bad. It's just that empathy invites a connection that sympathy simply can't. Sympathy says, "I feel sorry for you." while empathy declares "I am you."

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Learning to Listen with our Inner Ear

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Written by: Vimala McClure

Being Responsive by Learning How to ListenIf you grew up in a home where you were either neglected or constantly on the losing end of a win-lose situation, you will be trying to build responsiveness and responsibility in yourself at the same time that you try to maintain it in your household -- not an easy task by any means, but one you can handle.

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How Can Groups Make Good Decisions?

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Written by: Mariano Sigman and Dan Ariely

How Can Groups Make Good Decisions?We all know that when we make decisions in groups, they don't always go right -- and sometimes they go very wrong. How can groups make good decisions?

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Conversation Tips for Surviving the Holidays

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Written by: Angie McArthur

Conversation Tips for Surviving the Holidays

Sometimes, you just can't relate to your relatives. Whether it's sports, politics, or past events, gathering around a dinner table during the holiday season can be a daunting prospect.

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How to Rebuild a Relationship After a Difference of Opinion

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Written by: Angie McArthur

differences 12 19It's all too easy to develop a grudge, and let one bad experience inform how you view a person going forward.

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