Jon Spayde
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How to Fight Fair in a Relationship
Psychologist Richard Nicastro on how to avoid low blows and cheap shots and prevent unfair arguments.
End Bickering and Improve Your Relationship With These Strategies
Do you find yourself endlessly bickering with your partner about an issue that just won’t go away? Therapist and author Linda Carroll, MS, explains how to break out of the battle.
Tips for Organizing Your Digital Clutter
Here’s how to organize your desktop, laptop and mobile devices.
How to Find Recreational Companionship With Your Partner
Sharing downtime with the one you love brings you closer together. But digging totally different activities can drive you apart. Here’s how to handle the stress of clashing leisure styles.
Strategies to Bring Your Dream Alive
You know that creative project you never have time for? The one that really expresses who you are? Here’s how to make it a priority.
The Stress of Just Scraping By
Do you find yourself living paycheck to paycheck—no matter how much money you make? Here’s how to get ahead of the game, and stay there.
5 Strategies for Not Keeping Up With the Joneses
If you’re hanging out with pals who have a lot more money to spend than you do, it can be awkward. Money expert Ruth Hayden offers rich advice.
Strategies for Cultivating a Healthier Mindset With Work-Life Balance
If job-related thoughts dominate most of your waking hours and energy, it may be time to rearrange your priorities and give the other aspects of your life some room to grow.
How to Stop Overreacting
Do you fly off the handle at the slightest provocation, or mount a major defense to even the slightest criticism? Here’s how to ditch the drama—and manage a more measured response.
5 Strategies to Cope With Bottled-Up Emotions
Suppressing intense feelings can carry a heavy emotional toll. When letting it all out just isn’t a good option, here’s a healthier way to cope.
Upgrade Your Brain
Your brain changes over the course of your lifetime — for better or for worse. Here’s how to make the most of your gray matter.
Tips for Breaking Free From a Rut
Frustrated with doing the same old thing, day after day? Here’s how to wake up and break free.
Speaking Your Truth
Voicing your opinions can be uncomfortable. Here’s how to speak your mind when it counts.
How to Ease Flu Anxiety
Feeling panicky about pandemics? Here’s how to ease your worry while taking practical steps to stay safe.
7 Tips for Saying No to Your Kids
Dealing with your kids’ endless requests for cash, games, etc., can be stressful. Here’s how to take a more balanced approach—and teach them better fiscal values.
Reinventing the Way We Work
Had enough of an office grind that demands all of your time and offers little flexibility or freedom? You may be destined to become part of a win-win workplace revolution.
How to Overcome Time Anxiety
How to identify and remedy the stress caused by chronic overscheduling and time poverty.
The Importance of “You” Time
Lack of solitude can lead to increased stress and undermined health. Here’s how to find some quality time—with yourself.
Why Community Matters
A strong sense of community adds real value to our lives. It not only helps us feel more connected to the world around us, it also makes a measurable difference in our happiness — and our health.