Tag: relationships

Even Chores, Socializing Might Lower Your Odds for Dementia

Your daily walk, cleaning the house and lunch with friends could together be keys to staving off dementia, according to researchers. A new study looked at lifestyle habits that could help lower risks, instead of factors that may contribute to the disease. Researchers in China combed the data of more than a half-million British people…


How to Be the Perfect Wedding Guest

Wedding behavior normally falls into three categories: good, bad, and clueless. Few events remain where so many traditional rules still apply. Happily, being the guest they remember for all the right reasons is easier than you think. Répondez S’il Vous Plaît Only the bride is allowed to be late to the wedding. Being prompt, however,…


Live With an Inner Scorecard and Become the Best Version of Yourself

Would you rather live a life where everyone around you saw you as far more successful and generous than you really were or a life where your many accomplishments and good deeds were credited to others? What if those closest to you knew the real you? If you would choose the path of higher achievement…


The Energy Preservation of Introverts

The world is made up of introverts, extroverts and people that fall someplace in between. For some, being one or another doesn’t make a big difference in their lives. However, for introverts like me, it explains a lot. I grew up in a family with a lot of kids, and was labeled sensitive because I…


Socializing Gives Older Adults a Healthier Sense of Purpose

Having positive social interactions is associated with a sense of purpose for older adults, which can fluctuate from day to day, according to new research. And although these findings apply to both working and retired adults, the research found that for better and for worse, these interactions are more strongly correlated to purposefulness in people…


New Baby, New Dynamic: 5 Essential Rules for Family and Friends

The little bundle of joy is finally here! Everyone’s so excited! But be prepared—there’s something about a new baby that makes even the sanest person throw the rules of etiquette right out the window. The Hospital Rush TV and movies show us new mothers with perfect makeup enthusiastically hosting 30 loud relatives and friends in…


The Health and Healing Powers of Community

There are unexpected “nutrients” in life—certain experiences and habits that give the mind and body essential support and make a marked improvement in how well we think, feel, and move as we age. Social determinants of health are aspects of everyday living that impact our health. They span from intuitive components, such as economic status,…


The Guilt That Women Suffer

Women struggle mightily with the emotion of guilt. I’ve observed this truth for nearly 30 years as a psychotherapist, and also as a friend, mother, employer, neighbor, and every other role I play with fellow women. When it comes to emotional well-being, guilt may be the greatest obstacle we face. Men struggle with guilt, too,…


Don’t Quit: How to Recover From Business Mistakes With Dignity

Things happen: Maybe you missed a big meeting or performed horrendous karaoke at the company Christmas party, or perhaps your cellphone went off at the worst possible moment. Relax, you don’t have to find a new job. To err is human; to salvage your reputation, read on. Hello, Mr. … The internet is filled with…


Why We Don’t Change What We Can Change

Have you ever found yourself in a situation you didn’t want to be in? If you’re over the age of 7, the answer, I’m guessing, is yes. As a therapist, I often meet people in moments of conflict. Something in their life isn’t working, but they don’t know how to get out of it; they…