We constantly overfeed our brains with digital inputs. Discover how to practice “mental fasting” to heal emotional exhaustion and restore your inner peace. I remember eating at a restaurant in Monaco with... Read more »
Nearly 40 years ago, while working toward my Ph.D., I enrolled in an advanced Italian literature course to satisfy a language requirement. Because of my Italian heritage, my having studied the language... Read more »
One of the things we hear from parents is that they feel terrible after losing their temper with their child. That temper flare could look like yelling or lobbing unreasonable consequences for... Read more »
Every once in a while, as a collector, I am exasperated. It has little to do with forming my collection, which is a joy. Rather, it has to do with gifting objects... Read more »
The summer of 2026 has been setting records for high temperatures and heat-related deaths in Europe and the U.S. Older adults and those with chronic health problems are affected most, but everyone... Read more »
Have you ever found yourself: Apologizing to someone else who was actually in the wrong? Calling yourself sensitive or otherwise judging yourself when someone else did something hurtful to you? Internally invalidating... Read more »
Survivors of domestic abuse are constantly told by society that they must forgive: “It’s for your own good; it will help you move on.” Especially for religious survivors who value the teachings... Read more »
You keep your worries to yourself. You smooth over conflict instead of facing it. When a friend asks how you are, you say you’re fine, even when you are not. None of... Read more »
In 1957, sociologist Albert Biderman described the tactics torturers use to weaken and terrify prisoners of war. Ann Jones, Susan Schechter, and Evan Stark transferred these ideas to the field of domestic... Read more »
A group of high school students was being inducted into an honor society, and a professor from a nearby university had been asked to give a few remarks to the inductees. I... Read more »