Are You Leaning on your “Emotionships” While You’re Struggling?
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) reported nearly a month ago that, although we were only several weeks into lockdown at that point, their
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) reported nearly a month ago that, although we were only several weeks into lockdown at that point, their
We can give ourselves allergies. We can give ourselves addictions, diseases, deficiencies, and neuroses. We can definitely give ourselves trauma bonds. Although, in this case,
Humans have been trying to crack the love code for millenia. We’ve fought wars, written books and songs, made arduous journeys, and sought advice from
While supreme organization (or Life Gardening, as we like to call it) requires singular vision and unity of purpose, it also requires disarming ourselves of
While we’re a social race, all of our social needs tend to present with variations. One or two phone calls and exchanges per week might
All a Christmas movie has to do to date itself these days is feature traffic jams and fights in mall stores over the last toy
Part of the fun, tinsel-laced, snow-kissed holiday tension during this stretch of the year is determining whether to say “Merry Christmas,” because it reminds you
Who’s had it worse – a war veteran or a survivor of emotional abuse? A child who grew up in the cycle of poverty or a
Looming over the myriad losses we’ve collectively experienced during 2020, the first cut was certainly the deepest: no more physical touch. To varying degrees, most
In 1943, even Abraham Maslow noted that there were flaws in the theory he presented when he published his paper, “A theory of human motivation.”
The American Academy of Matrimonial Lawyers (AAML) reported nearly a month ago that, although we were only several weeks into lockdown at that point, their
We can give ourselves allergies. We can give ourselves addictions, diseases, deficiencies, and neuroses. We can definitely give ourselves trauma bonds. Although, in this case,
Humans have been trying to crack the love code for millenia. We’ve fought wars, written books and songs, made arduous journeys, and sought advice from
While supreme organization (or Life Gardening, as we like to call it) requires singular vision and unity of purpose, it also requires disarming ourselves of
While we’re a social race, all of our social needs tend to present with variations. One or two phone calls and exchanges per week might
All a Christmas movie has to do to date itself these days is feature traffic jams and fights in mall stores over the last toy
Part of the fun, tinsel-laced, snow-kissed holiday tension during this stretch of the year is determining whether to say “Merry Christmas,” because it reminds you
Who’s had it worse – a war veteran or a survivor of emotional abuse? A child who grew up in the cycle of poverty or a
Looming over the myriad losses we’ve collectively experienced during 2020, the first cut was certainly the deepest: no more physical touch. To varying degrees, most
In 1943, even Abraham Maslow noted that there were flaws in the theory he presented when he published his paper, “A theory of human motivation.”
Heating and cooling homes, in this economy? Unfortunately, the longer climate change progresses, the more necessary it will be. It’s a huge problem for reducing
In our previous post, we talked about the benefits of healthy friendships.
But most of us understand that they’re beneficial already, even if only anecdotally. Venting to a good friend feels good. Spending an evening with people who know and love you, laughing and reminiscing, feels good. Puzzling out a tough problem with a pal feels good.
The other side of the coin that has taken on added weight in the last twenty years or so of psychological study is that of toxic friendships, friendships that take more energy than they provide.
The EPA opened the doors on its US Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program in 1996. This branch of the agency was responsible for determining the impact on humans of industrial and agricultural chemicals either directly or indirectly.
Like what happens to our drinking water when herbicides run off of plants and into streams…
Or when children drink from plastic laced with BPA.
We’ve talked before about what endocrine-disruptors do — how they mimic naturally occurring hormones and interfere with signals in the body.
The pandemic continuing on into the winter has sounded the death knell for the public indoors – and just when we use them the most! Millions
You know the facts – historical unemployment rates, a tumbling economy, swathes of people forced out of bars and restaurants and into outdoor spaces (many