Practical strategies to bounce back when you get your feelings hurt. by Alice Boyes Ph.D. Source: Luis Galvez/Unsplash Offhand comments from friends, family, and colleagues, or even strangers, can be hurtful…
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Awareness of Racism Has Increased, But Change Is Difficult
Three ways to address unconscious attitudes. Source: Pixabay / Patrick Behn by Deeba Ashraf, MD and Ebony Dennis, PsyD Awareness of racism increased last summer as Black Lives Matter protests spread across…
3 Simple Ways to Stay in Love
Wendy L. Patrick, J.D., Ph.D. How to make every day Valentine’s Day. THE BASICS Most couples make a special effort to focus on each other several times a year—often birthdays,…
19 Tips for the Best Sex Ever
By Norine Dworkin-McDaniel Has your sex life gone stale? Between kids, work, the economy and other pressures, steamy sex may seem like a fantasy. (Although there’s a place for that…
Black Girl Lost
The Story of a Young Black Girl Repeating the Cycle and Then Breaking it By Kala Hathorn Her story is simple yet deep. A lost Black girl. It is a…
5 Facts About Back-Burner Relationships
More common than you may think, but no way to know when they’ll get the call. by Michelle Drouin Ph.D. Source: jeshoots.com/Pexels Back burners—the relationship prospects you keep simmering on your…
What Are We Doing?
by Love Dr. Rob I have been asked this question a lot lately. Too many women have found themselves wondering where she stood with a man. She knows that she…
Resolving the Paradox of Race
What explains different perceptions about the prevalence of racism in the US? By Linda R. Tropp and Rachel D. Godsil This is the first of a four-part series exploring how racial bias and prejudice continue…
6 Simple Steps to a Happy, Thriving Relationship
by Theresa E. DiDonato Ph.D. Don’t just survive—thrive in your relationship. Romantic relationships require nurturing, but how do you best nurture an existing relationship? Part of the problem is that, over time, every…
Eight Ugly Truths of Life That Are Worth Embracing
The key to growth comes with accepting the darker side of the future. by Sean Kernan I was drunk with false expectations. Adulthood ambushed me. I felt like a porcupine…