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His Promiscuous Wife, Their Miserable Life
In 1911, American songwriter and vaudevillian William Dillon wrote the lyrics to I Want A Girl (Just Like The Girl That Married Dear Old Dad). The song became a huge hit and is still sometimes heard in movies and barbershop quartettes today....
5 Simple Ways to Find Peace After a Divorce
Do this for yourself. Figuring out how to move on after divorce is really challenging because the end of your marriage itself is so traumatic. Loneliness takes over and your...
Don’t Get Triggered: Talking Through Anger in Relationships
If your loved one came home with a cut on his finger, you would know where to put the Band-Aid. If he had an upset stomach, you would give him an antacid....
9 Ways to Improve Emotional Health
It doesn’t take much for Peter to have an emotional reaction. Most of the time, his family believed that he was overreacting. Commercials would make him cry, he would...
ADHD Snowed
I live in Canada. It’s late February. There’s snow. Really a lot of snow. We’re having a blizzard today. And that means things are closed,...
Compassion in the Healthcare Debate
Healthcare for All? part four: The debate rages over whether or not healthcare is a human right and, in the United States, we’ve ended up with
The What, Why, When and How of Detaching from Loved Ones
Codependents become overly attached — not because they love so much but because they need so much. Attachment is based upon need — need for someone to be a certain...
Today I Love Day Two Of Snowmageddon 2020
Today I love day two of Snowmageddon 2020 and the way the landscape around our house has changed so much in the last 18 hours. I love that the current plan is to get to work on things here at the house tomorrow when the weather clears up....
6 Ways To Make Getting Up In The Morning A Little Bit Easier
Sometimes getting out of the bed in the morning can be one of the hardest things to do when you live with mental illness. Whether it’s down to fatigue or because you’re depressed and don’t feel motivated,...
How Voters Psych Themselves Out and Choose the Wrong Candidate
Democrats are psyching themselves out this election season, and psychological research dating back nearly 30 years helps to explain why. Right now, the behaviors and thought processes of Democrats are...
Do Telecommuters Get Fewer Promotions?
Working from home, or telecommuting, can offer several benefits for employees, including greater flexibility for a better work-life balance, the potential for greater productivity and no stressful commute (which also...
Feelings of Well-Being in Transcendental Meditation Tied to Brain Changes
Many people who practice meditation on a regular basis report a strong feeling of well-being. Now a new Italian study shows that these positive feelings can be linked to specific...
Evidence Gap Stymies Research into Global Opioid Overuse
New research finds that while the use of opioids for non-chronic pain is widespread, information on the dose and duration of opioids in cases outside the United States is insufficient....
Brief Introduction to Mindfulness Helps People Deal With Physical Pain and Negative Emotions
Even a brief introduction to mindfulness helps people deal with physical pain and negative emotions, according to a new study. The effect of mindfulness was so pronounced, in fact, that...
