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Adopted Children and the Lost Orphan Within

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Written by: Stephen Rowley, PhD

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Adoptees are a diverse, yet invisible community. We live in plain sight, but our adopted status is usually unseen by others.

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What Do Women Deserve in a Relationship?

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Written by: Joyce Vissell

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While the women's movement of the sixties has done much to liberate women in their careers, many women are still settling for less than they deserve in their relationships.

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Getting Ready for Miracle Relationships

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Written by: John Campbell

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The quest for true love often seems to lead to multiple choices and repeated experiences. This behavioural pattern is common at every level of our societies

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The Best is Yet to Be -- Growing Old Together

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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.

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Are You The Personality Type That Knowingly Shares Fake News?

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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.

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Unleashing Your Language Superpower: The Magic Words That Transform Lives

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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.

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Writing a Letter to My Children to Read in the Year 2050

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Written by: Elizabeth Cripps

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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.

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Childhood Obesity: It’s Not Just About Food

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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.

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Healing Your Roots and Family Patterns

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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...

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The Horrors and Gifts of Growing Older

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Written by: Hugh and Gayle Prather

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

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Emotional Abuse Is a Pattern of Hurtful Messages

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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.

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What Makes a Good Parent? Is Acting on Climate Change as Important as Love and Bedtime Stories?

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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.

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Reconciling the Sacred Feminine and Sacred Masculine

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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.

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Why Do People Crave the Approval of an Abusive or Narcissistic Parent?

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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).

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Learning to Listen: Tame the Compulsion to Talk over Others

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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.

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How to Heal Ourselves (and Each Other) from Separation Illness

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Written by: Marie T. Russell, InnerSelf.com

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

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7 Answers about Belly Buttons: Innies, Outies, and More

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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.

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5 Realistic Tips to Ease the Pressure about Family Meals

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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.

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Are Family Patterns Holding You Back?

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Written by: Anuradha Dayal-Gulati

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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?

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Does the Emotional Math of Your Relationship Add Up?

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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... 

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4 Relationship Killers and How to Cut Them off at the Pass

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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. 

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