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The Surprising Emotional Benefits of Talking to Strangers
Recent research finds that for adults, there may be significant emotional benefits in talking to strangers.
How to Cope With Losing a Pet
When a beloved animal companion dies, runs away, or is lost, the grief can be overwhelming. Psychologist Sandra Barker on how to cope.
Family Values à la Française
Food writer Dara Moskowitz Grumdahl on why perhaps it’s time we stopped obsessing about how the French eat, and started emulating the way they live.
Expert Strategies to Help Your Child Cope With Stress
So much for a carefree childhood. Today, even little kids are susceptible to adult-size stresses. Here’s where the stress comes from, and what you can do about it.
Peace Through Personality
The Enneagram can help us understand why each of us deals with conflict differently — and how we can find common ground.
Proof Positive: Genetically, Many Friends Are Like Family
Research duo Nicholas Christakis and John Fowler recently discovered that the friends we choose tend be as genetically similar as our fourth cousins.
Navigating Social Anxiety
Tricks and tips from professional performers.
Your Brain in Love
The science behind lust, attraction, and attachment — and the enduring mysteries that data can’t explain.
9 Ways to Connect and Transform Your Community
Connect and transform your community with these tips.
Discover Your Relationship Type — Are You a Buyer, Renter, or Freeloader?
When it comes to relationships, are you and your partner looking to stay put or still shopping around?
Strong Community Ties Linked to Reduced Stroke Risk
According to a University of Michigan study, living in a tight-knit neighborhood can reduce your risk of stroke by nearly half.
A Better Breakup
Senior editor Courtney Helgoe offers a little background on “conscious uncoupling.”
Horse Power: Equine-Assisted Therapy Retreats
Learn about yourself through equine eyes with hippotherapy.
Giving Gardens
Giving gardens, a growing phenomenon, provide wellness for corporate employees, food for those in need — with far-reaching ripple effects.
A Walking Head Start
A 2013 study from Spain’s University of Granada shows that girls who walk to school perform better on tests than those who commute by bus or car.
Dikembe Mutombo: The Giver
Former NBA star Dikembe Mutombo talks about reaching out to connect with your community — and transforming the world.
Goodbye, Velo
Jamie Martin on the unexpected depth of grief she’s facing at the loss of her family’s German Shepard.
How to Stay Close to Friends When One of You Has Children
When people have children, it can be tough to stay connected to those who don’t. With effort and patience, though, relationships can survive the transition.
10 Strategies to Navigate the Stresses of Caregiving
Psychologist and author Dale Atkins on how to support a sick loved one — without falling apart yourself.
Beautiful Girl: A Book for My Daughter
Digital initiatives director Jamie Martin shares a book aimed at encouraging healthy body image in girls from a young age.