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Honest Conversations in Relationships

Debra Mashek, Ph.D :Last week the universe told me to do some thinking about honest conversations. On Monday I gave a talk titled Being Comfortable with Discomfort: Why and How to Pursue Difficult Conversations...

Causes of Climate Change

Ilan Kelman, Ph.D :Several United Nations agreements use 2030 for their timeframe, including the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction, the Paris Agreement for tackling human-caused climate change, and the...

How chronic illness affects couples

Katie Willard Virant :Chronic illness affects not only the person diagnosed with disease, but also her social network. The romantic couple – a person’s most intimate social network – is perhaps affected most profoundly....

More Humor, Lightness, and Brightness

David Fessell :It’s a common sentiment; maybe you’ve even felt it yourself. It feels so good to help others laugh. Good humor and laugher bring joy. It helps us cope and tap inner resources...

About Valentine’s Day Gift-giving

Christopher Dwyer, PhD :Since COVID began, I’ve been doing food shopping for the family. A couple of weeks ago, just before I joined the line, I added a bouquet of flowers for my wife...

A reconciled mind is a beautiful thing

Tim Carey :What comes to mind as you consider these words? Can you think of certain times in your life when one or more of these words could have been appropriately applied to you?...

Attachment theory and feminist politics

David M. Allen :Some feminists have criticized attachment theory as being a sexist attack on working mothers. Their influence may be part of the reason so many psychotherapists ignore its important implications. Attachment theory...