Healthy Communication

Becoming pals with someone outside your age group can offer rich rewards.

Here’s how to start a conversation with someone you don’t know, as well as conversational killers, body language signs to watch, and how to be a better listener.

Psychologist Richard Nicastro on how to avoid low blows and cheap shots and prevent unfair arguments.

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.

More than an intriguing symbol, the Enneagram provides new ways of seeing and understanding anyone – including yourself.

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.

Looking to make some positive changes in your life? Certified professional life coach Kate Larsen shows you how. Apply her four-step system to your personal and career goals — and prepare to discover some interesting things about yourself in the process.

How Gabrielle Bernstein transformed herself from party girl to meditation guide, motivational speaker and author.

Two prominent researchers share a step-by-step plan that can help you break through old patterns, and finally make the shifts that matter.

Whether it’s hidden debt or a family skeleton, carrying around secrets can take a heavy toll on your happiness. Here are real-life stories that show how coming clean can set you free.

What you put your attention on grows. Here are seven tips on how to train your attention.

Life-changing insights from Don Miguel Ruiz’s classic book of Toltec wisdom.

Never underestimate the impact of a few provocative questions — and the surprising answers they may yield.

Voicing your opinions can be uncomfortable. Here’s how to speak your mind when it counts. 

Enjoying humor and engaging in laughter have serious—and positive—consequences for our health, happiness and chances for success. Here’s the lowdown on laughter and how you can trigger its practical benefits in your own life.

We all succumb to finger pointing from time to time, but targeting others rarely produces good results. Here’s how you can move from fault-finding to empowered problem solving.

“Fight or flight” may be seen as the traditional choice when faced with stress, but your real response may depend on your gender.

Feeling hermetically sealed in your own opinions? Opening your mind to other viewpoints can deepen your personal wisdom and broaden your horizons.