A friend of mine recently visited her mother in a nursing home. But her mother didn’t recognize her. Her...
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What Prevents You from Appreciating Your Partner (and a lot of other people)? Hint: It has to do with gorillas
Are you familiar with the “invisible gorilla” experiment? A group of people were asked to pass basketballs back and...
Rolling Your Eyes in a Relationship — Felony or Misdemeanor (Audio)
(Audio Podcast – 5 min.) Most of us realize that there’s no right and wrong when it comes to...
Directional Vows — Devoting Yourself to Change
Are you ready to write your vows? Not marriage vows – directional vows. This is a vow (or vows)...
Media Multitasking Tied to Anxiety, Depression
In a recent study at Michigan State University researchers found that “media multitasking” (using multiple forms of media at...
Teenage gratitude = more happiness & hope, less drug abuse and depression
A four year study showed that grateful teens are more likely than their less grateful peers to be happy,...
It’s not just about who got elected, but gratitude that we have elections at all (Audio)
The day after the U.S. elections, the internet and media are full of analysis of who won, who lost...
The Key Ingredient to Disaster Recovery (audio)
In the aftermath of a natural disaster, what does it take for a family and community to recover? In...