All our world’s problems can be solved right here, right now, over time, by each of us—but only if all of us show up. Anti-vax and anti-science can only thrive in a world where journalism (search for ...

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We get older. We watch those in our lives get older. People come in and out of our lives. We have a front row seat to the miracle of new life as family and friends have children. We watch them grow up ...

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To my children, I’m sorry for the unhealed parts of me that may have hurt you. It was never a lack of love for you—only a lack of love for myself. I am far from perfect; in fact, I spend most of my ...

“I hate that I’m unable to stick up for myself. How did I become this way?” These are thoughts that cross the minds of the people pleasers frequently. People pleasers are experts at accommodating ...

We don’t get to choose grief. We don’t know how or when it strikes. Who or what we’ll lose. It descends upon us all at once, and it never quite leaves. Whoever has endured loss knows that we don’t ...

What is a narcissistic discard? Simply put, when you’ve served your purpose for a certain person, you’re discarded by them. That’s it. You had little interest to this person as a living, breathing ...

“I keep thinking about the fight we had 10 years ago. “ “What if they change for the next person.” “We have been over for three years, but I can’t stop thinking about why she betrayed me so badly.” ...

Many people I speak with have anxiety because they are trapped in their heads. I’d like to introduce a term here that I have not heard before (at least not in my field of medicine and psychology). I ...

Self-worth is something we all struggle with. I’d be pretty damn surprised if there’s someone out there who has never questioned their worth. It’s one of the constant challenges of being human—to love ...

Like many of you, of us, Ram Dass’ words and videos have been a source of comfort, a guiding light, and a way to laugh at this human experience we’re all having. Here are two of my favorite quotes ...