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How to be a good friend to someone when they're going through something you don't understand.
Your best friend is having a baby. Or just learned they have cancer. Or is moving to another country. Or just converted to a religion...

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Jul 172 min read


How to develop 'taste'
Whether it's food, fashion, music, books, or any given hobby - cultivating your own personal sense of taste can be a deeply awakening...

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Jul 172 min read


Daily joy and happiness - the lifehack
Many people who feel sad, miserable, victimized may think this is just how things shook out in life for them and they aren't 'meant' to...

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Jul 153 min read


How to develop your attention span
Anyone familiar with the newly coined phrase 'the Gen Z gaze'? If not, this is an experience anyone with a grounding in reality and...

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Jul 153 min read


AI is changing how we value ourselves
Something interesting is happening, you may or may not be aware of it. It isn't just interesting, it's profoundly significant for the...

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Jul 152 min read


You might have emotionally immature parents if…
They see things in absolutes without gray area, as in all or nothing, black or white, this or that, good or bad. They present...

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Jun 261 min read


When you move someplace new, how to make it home
It's time to move. We're moving! Get excited! Let's go! Not excited? Not loving this transition? You're not alone. Moving is...

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Jun 263 min read


The far too secret magnificence of a proper bath cycle
How do you relax? Unwind? Recharge? Disconnect? What do you do to let the stress of the day leave your bones, muscles, nerves, and...

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Jun 264 min read


Why it's important to feel connected to nature
Concrete jungle. Office jobs. Technology and screens. Grocery stores. All of things and thousands more of our civilization-related...

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Jun 263 min read


How to get married and how to wedding
Two things. There's getting married, joining with a life partner, building a life and family together. Then, there's having a wedding. ...

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Jun 265 min read


Trouble making design decisions? Where's your sense of self...
Do you have a hard time making decisions? Decisions such as where should I live? What should my major be in college? What career...

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Jun 263 min read


Study the face, observe the body, read the person
There's a lot you can learn by really looking at the person you are speaking with, whether in person, on a zoom call, or even just with...

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Jun 262 min read


Sleep training: the science-based truth Americans don't want to hear
You're going to have a baby or just did or had one last year. You are worried about sleep. Your sleep. The baby's sleep. Your...

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Jun 266 min read


How to raise a puppy to benefit all involved
Some people know a lot about raising puppies and have wonderful familial relationships with their well-behaved dogs; this post is not for...

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Jun 264 min read


Bed bugs 101: info I hope you never need to know
WARNING Warning, this is a long post and will definitely trigger anyone who has been through a bed bug infestation. People legit get...

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Jun 267 min read


Coping with catastrophic change
In a flash, an instant, your life has completely changed and will never be the same. Maybe a parent, spouse or child has died. Maybe...

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Jun 193 min read


The human way to break-up
It's time to break up. You know it. They may know and not want it or won't do it. It's on you, and you have a decision to make. How....

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Jun 193 min read


What happened to porn?!
Gen Z and even Millennials may not know what I'm talking about. Anyone older does. Porn used to be VERY different. I don't even mean...

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Jun 192 min read


How can making decisions as a parent be much easier?
If you find yourself stuck in situations as a parent, not knowing how to guide your child through a problem, not knowing what kind of...

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Jun 193 min read


Picky eaters are made, not born
I see you picky eaters and you are not victims. Several scientific studies show that with some new flavors, your body cannot...

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Jun 192 min read
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