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Five Easy Ways to Increase Feelings of Love

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Written by: Jude Bijou

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Discover simple steps to increase feelings of love in your daily life. Learn practical ways to boost love and transform your relationships. Embrace love every day.

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The Power of Humor in the Workplace: When and How to Embrace It

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Written by: Mindy Vail

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Humor in the workplace can boost morale, enhance team bonding, and improve productivity. Discover the benefits of workplace humor and how to use it effectively.

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7 Ways to Avoid Spreading Misinformation

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Written by: H. Colleen Sinclair, Louisiana State University

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Preventing the spread of misinformation is essential for maintaining online integrity. Discover seven effective strategies to avoid sharing false information and protect yourself and others.

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Family Ancestry Stories: Myths vs. DNA Facts

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Written by: Cairelle Crow

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When you uncover hidden truths in your family ancestry stories with DNA testing you may learn how DNA testing can reveal inaccuracies and connect you to your heritage.

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Letter to a Friend: You Are at a Crossroads

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Written by: Pierre Pradervand

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Dear friend; I hold you gently in the quiet of my thought. The stillness tells me clearly that this crisis in your life, which most call a breakdown, is a listening time.

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Letter to my Sons: Choices, Children, and Life

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Written by: David W. Berner

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I don’t believe I have regrets. But don’t we all regret something? At least one thing? Sure, there is that artistic life I missed, the dangerous and the reclusive. But what if I had embraced that life in some way? What would that have done to my...

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The Father-Son Wound and How To Heal It

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Written by: Barry Vissell

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I feel it is vital for not only men, but also women, to understand the father-son wound, and to know how to heal it.

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To Aid with Conception: Connecting with the Power of the Feminine

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Written by: Tami Lynn Kent

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When conception and pregnancy come with effort, or not at all, the risk is to set oneself up to feel like a failure or, alternately, to try everything in the hopes of being “good enough” to conceive.

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Stop Being the Middle-Man in Family (and Friends’) Affairs

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Written by: Jude Bijou

Stop Being the Middle-Man in Family (and Friends’) Affairs

Some of our biggest emotional challenges come from family dynamics. It’s a rare situation where everyone in the family gets along. If you tend to be the peacekeeper, you’re usually the one carrying around the heavy emotional burden of the discord. This role also applies to your circle of friends.

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The Secret Power of Need: Yes, We Need Each Other

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Written by: Barry Vissell

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Our survival as a species depends on our interdependence. We can only survive through love and cooperation ... and acceptance of our need for one another as well as our need to give to one another.

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Being Good Parents and Being Human: First Do No Harm

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Written by: Elizabeth Cripps

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Before I was a mother, I was a philosopher. As such, I can offer no cut-and-dried answers to every quandary. Rather than adhere to one philosophical worldview, I use a handful of ideas we can treat as a cornerstone of “commonsense morality.”

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A Legal Precedent: Parents' Liability in Their Child's Deadly Actions

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Written by: Thaddeus Hoffmeister, University of Dayton

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‘Gross negligence’: why a parent like James Crumbley can be found guilty for their child’s crimes.

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Wandering Without Whining: How to Keep Kids Engaged When Traveling

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Written by: Margaret Bensfield Sullivan

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For a while after my family returned from a year of travel around the world, it seemed we had ruined sightseeing for my children.

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Are Your Expectations of Others Fantasy or Reality?

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Written by: Judith Orloff, M.D.

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It’s important to have realistic expectations of others rather than just seeing the best in them, as many loving, empathic people tend to do. Idealizing someone or ignoring their limitations is a setup for disappointment.

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4 Steps to Reconciling with Your Estranged Adult Child

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Written by: Khara Croswaite Brindle

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As a parent of an estranged adult child attempting to repair the rupture and reconcile, what do you need to consider or do to make that happen? What needs to be in place for your reconciliation efforts to be successful?  

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A Simple Formula for Couples to Resolve Their Differences

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Written by: Jude Bijou

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When couples differ, they don't listen, especially when they are experiencing emotions. And when they try to talk it out, they resort to the communication violations -- "you"s (telling the other person about them), over-generalizations, and emphasizing the negative.

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Grandma Knowledge: Caring for Ourselves Is Caring for Others

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Written by: Celia Landman

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After all those years looking after others, this old heart has finally learned to look after itself. Each act of kindness a stitch in this warm blanket that now covers me while I sleep.

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When You Don’t Feel Like You Fit In Your Family Tree...

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Written by: Cairelle Crow

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There are many ways to have a family. All are valid, and each one represents a place on the beautiful spectrum of how families exist. Each one is worthy of writing down for the future to look back upon.

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Elevate Your Child: The Art of Meaningful Conversations

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Written by: Kimberly Hillier, University of Windsor

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How having conversations with children builds their language — and strengthens family connections

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How to Forge Deeper Relationships in a Superficial World

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Written by: Robert Jennings, InnerSelf.com

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Navigating life can be likened to moving through a complex maze of decisions and challenges that test our resilience and adaptability.

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Getting to Know Your Authentic Self

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Written by: Ora Nadrich

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Each day we go out into the world and present who we are to others. But sometimes, unbeknownst to us, we present who we think we should be, or need to be. We may put on a false persona as a way to get the love and acknowledgment we deeply crave. 

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