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Inspiration for Introvert-Friendly Gifts
Obviously I don’t know your favorite introvert so I couldn’t possibly say what the perfect gift for that individual might be. However, here are some of my ideas for good gifts for introverts. Perhaps...
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7 Signs Your Hormones Are Out of Balance
Most people who walk into my office are at the end of their rope. No one who comes through that door, initially, is there because they want to “be healthy.” While that might be the ultimate goal, they...
View ArticleNeighbourhood Satisfaction, Congruence, and Sense of Place
A few years ago, right before our first baby was born, my husband and I moved to a residential area closer to campus. It was a tough decision because we both felt so integrated into the community we’d...
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How to Stay Calm in a "Crisis" at Work
The operative word in this title is "work." My premise is that most "crises" at work aren't really crises, they're "situations" that have been blown out of proportion. In all likelihood no one's hurt,...
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Does Your Relationship Have IDD?
No, it’s not a typo. We really did mean to write IDD rather than ADD. While IDD is a serious and potentially relationship-threatening condition, you won’t find it listed in the DSM (Diagnostic and...
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Sex Without Babies
Results from a new British sex survey, drawing on responses from over 15,000 individuals aged 16-74, have just been made available among in press articles in the journal “The Lancet”...
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It's Better for Your Child If You're Not Perfect
"Perfection is the lowest standard any human can have." -- Heather ForbesThink your child deserves a perfect parent? Not. In fact, your quest to be perfect gets in the way of loving your child...
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Are Extroverts Really Happier?
We’ve been exploring the Buddha’s teachings on the Four Noble Truths and the Three Marks of Reality. Today we’ll explore the question: Are extroverts happier than introverts?Popular and scientific...
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5 Boredom Busting Traffic Tips
I was sitting in traffic the other day doing what I usually do. Belting out ballads in the type of voice that would make cats cry with the occasional car-appropriate dance number. While I’m sure there...
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Take a Well-Earned Rest
What does it mean to take a break from life's activities and really rest? I'm asking because almost everyone I know seems to be confused about it. In my circle of friends are several go-getter runners...
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Why Can't We Disagree?
Another holiday dinner at my Aunt Ellen’s and Uncle Ben’s. As they passed the pumpkin pie, my uncle began lecturing on politics, making sweeping generalizations, lashing out at “those people.” But I’d...
View ArticleWill an Algorithm Land You Your Next Job?
Just about anyone who has looked long and hard for a job can tell you how painful the process can be. Hours and hours are sunk into scouring job boards, circling endless employer displays at job fairs,...
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Children are Already Demented
In 2011 there was a new clinical diagnostic criteria for Alzheimer's disease dementia. While the previous guidelines only recognized one stage—Alzheimer’s dementia—the new guidelines propose that...
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Expressing Gratitude Can Make You Sexier!
Gratitude Can Improve Your Love Life!Most of us intuitively know that having a romantic partner that is appreciative, happy, and even grateful is a good thing. Indeed, my male and female straight and...
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What Daily Habit Can Boost “Healthy Aging” Odds Sevenfold?
A new study has found that regular physical activity later in life can boost the likelihood of “healthy aging” sevenfold. The study titled, “Taking Up Physical Activity in Later Life and Healthy Aging:...
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Over-committed, Over-extended and Overwhelmed
Overcommitted, over-extended and overwhelmed We’re all living in an ADD World“Overcommitted, over-extended and overwhelmed” was the way one of my clients described her life today –...
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The Benefits Of Gratitude
Have you ever noticed how some folks are thankful for and appreciate everything they have, while others complain about everything they don't have? What type of person are you? When you see the water in...
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Diversity and Polyamory
Polyamory is diverse in three ways. First, as an element of social diversity, polys join the ever-increasing cadre of what used to be called alternative families but are now rapidly becoming the norm....
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Thanksgiving and Hanukkah: Days of Giving and Gratitude
With Thanksgiving upon us singles and families alike are often so fraught with relationship tension that even sitcoms mimic the so-called joys of togetherness and imagined Martha Stewart turkey...
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Dogs Read Your Emotions and Attach Them to What You Look At
I had paused to watch as a number of primary school aged students were rallying to begin a soccer game. Some of the players wore T-shirts which were green and the others wore plum colored T-shirts and...
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