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You can get through this. When you first find out about your spouse’s infidelity, the pain of betrayal is unlike anything else you’ve ever experienced. You may not even be...

Yesterday, I talked about the power of our environment in shaping everything about us, from what we think to how we feel to what we do. And, for many of...

Today I love this endlessly rolling lake comprised of coves and bays, bites and sounds, and even the odd tickle. I love that it goes from long stretches of sandy...

When we hear someone is psychotic, we automatically think of psychopaths and cold-blooded criminals. We automatically think “Oh wow, they’re really crazy!” And we automatically think of plenty of other...

Think about the people “you feel you’ve had a deep emotional connection with, where you believed that the person saw you for who you really are.” Do you have your...

An influencer is an individual who has the power to effect purchases and decisions of others because of their authority, knowledge, position or relationship with their audience.  What if they are selling...

The following are the seven habits that, in my opinion, comprise the basis of existentially vibrant living: (1)   the habit of making one’s own meaning (instead of “looking for it”) (2)  ...

Those of us who suffer with mental health issues often do so silently. I know because I spent over 20 years of my life not speaking out (or up) about...

Rejection hurts. We’ve all experienced the pain of rejection – perhaps a job you didn’t get, being ghosted by a friend, or not being invited to a social event —...

C.R. writes: In Do We Attract Conflict and Intolerance we got a few comments and one angry email. Baseball 55 wrote: I know a woman who always complains about this ***  she...

Do you curl? Not likely. The number of people who curl make up a minuscule percentage of the population. Let me describe it to you. You take turns throwing rocks...

I worry that living so long with bipolar disorder and its treatment may result in a neurological crisis. Turns out I have it backwards. The impact of repeated episodes of...

It took me a quarter of a century (literally) to realize that I experienced trauma throughout certain points in my childhood. It took me another year to realize that my...

Romantic love is often described as universal as it is associated with intense emotional feelings of euphoria and excitement. Predictably, euphoric feelings come with increased energy, elevated positive mood, positive...