This December, I returned to Australia to spend Christmas with my wife’s family. It’s my third Australian Christmas, and I’m still shocked by the differences to the German festivities not too far... Read more »
How many times have you heard yourself say, “I’ll do this later”? Or “I’ll do this tomorrow”? The statement itself is harmless and promising all at the same time. That’s what we... Read more »
I spent nearly a decade in various professional roles that led me to believe I was a “child expert” before ever becoming a parent myself. Before becoming a mother, I had values... Read more »
Research shows that reading books can be beneficial to well-being (for instance, Serowik et al., 2020). It can be challenging to wade through the myriad offerings to find the gems that hold... Read more »
Do you talk to yourself about your body as if it were a thing separate from the rest of you? If so, this is the type of self-talk typical of narcissists. They... Read more »
On December 14, we learned of the violent, untimely deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner. In the days since, their son Nick has been arrested and charged with their murders. If it... Read more »
In our family, we spend more time and effort planning our holiday food than any other aspect of the season. Not only do we love to eat, but we also carefully curate... Read more »
While we treat professional life like a series of closed chapters, modern acceleration has turned careers into “perpetual beta”—where nothing truly finishes, and the psychological cost accumulates silently. Schubert’s Unfinished Symphony (1822).... Read more »
It’s holiday season, and, if you are like me, you’ll probably be sitting down and watching at least a portion of “It’s a Wonderful Life” yet again. In Frank Capra’s timeless story,... Read more »
It is a scenario familiar to many: you open a phone app intending to check one notification, and suddenly, two hours have vanished. Your thumb has been flicking upward in a rhythmic... Read more »