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How to Keep the Peace at Family Dinner This Holiday
Don’t see eye to eye with family members on a hot-button issue? Relationship and wellness expert Deepak Kashyap shares tips on how to prevent your holiday dinner from descending into a heated debate.
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Etiquette Rules We Should Never Have Abandoned
Good manners evolve, but they never go out of style. If you're skipping these social niceties, your manners may need...
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Why We Love Dishing Dirt (And How to Curb the Habit)
Even experts acknowledge not all gossip is bad. Here’s how to quash the mean-spirited kind.
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Never Say This at a Funeral
Struggling to find the right words to convey sympathy at a funeral? Even the most well-intentioned comments can come across...
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How I Learned to Keep Feeling Sexy After 60
Desire doesn’t have an expiry date.
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How to Spot Bad Advice
Even loved ones with the best intentions can dish out advice that leaves us feeling exasperated, misunderstood and confused.
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Things You Should Never Say to a Single Friend
Despite our best intentions, the things we say to our single friends can be hurtful—and occasionally even devastating. Relationship and...
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12 Rude Conversation Habits You Need to Stop ASAP
Interrupting people is never a good look. Here are other conversation habits that are just as rude.
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How to Break Up With a Friend
How do you decide when a friendship has run its course? And, once you do, what's the best way forward?
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How Fly Fishing With My Daughters Brings Us Together
Teaching my daughters how to fly fish was also a lesson in the way that everything in nature is connected.
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What Not to Say When Someone Comes Out as LGBTQ+ (And What to Say Instead)
When a loved one takes the brave step to come out to you as an LGBTQ+ individual, the way you...
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7 Communication Skills That Will Improve Your Relationships
Bad communication habits could be standing between you and your best possible relationships with family, friends and colleagues. Consider these...
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We All Have Secrets, But Keeping Them to Yourself Can Be Bad For Your Health
Here's how to spill the beans—and why you should.
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How to Overcome Social Anxiety When Being Around People Stresses You Out
These simple strategies will help you get through any social situation, whether it's a best friend's birthday party or your...
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How Do You Know If You’re Really a Good Person?
Most of us aspire to improve ourselves, but it can be hard to know what defines a good person. Experts...
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3 Habits of Highly Compassionate People
Is the world a less considerate place than it was 30 years ago? Researchers certainly seem to think so, which...
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The Surprising Science Behind Friendship
Ever wonder why you hit it off with certain people, forming close bonds that can last a lifetime? It turns...
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Empty Nest Syndrome is Real—Here’s How to Cope
Whether it's your first or last who's leaving home to go to college or university, this is an emotional time....
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5 Ways to Sharpen Your People Skills After a Year In Isolation
As we prepare to see family, friends and neighbours again in a vaccinated world, it's time to dust off our...
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I Helped My Father Get Sober Again. It Saved Our Relationship
I resented the responsibility of getting my father sober—until I realized he just needed me to be there for...
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What My Daughter Taught Me When She Came Out As Trans
"When my child told me she was trans, I remember the fear: for her safety, for how the world might...
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After 21 Years of Marriage, I Helped My Husband Come Out as Gay
We had three small children when my husband realized he was gay, but helping him come out taught them an...
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How My Mom and I Moved Past Our Clashing Personalities and Reconnected
Mom and I agreed long ago that our differences would always present challenges. But during the first lockdown of the...
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The Buddy Breakup: How to End a Toxic Friendship
Expert advice on what to do when a fizzling friendship can't be fixed.
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How to Get Through Mother’s Day Without Your Mom
Mother's Day can be incredibly painful after losing your mom. Here's practical advice on how to cope, from women who...
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The Hidden Downside of Your Social Media Obsession
It turns out social media may not be so social after all.
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9 Red Flags in a Relationship that Mean Trouble
Whether you're dating or an already committed couple, pay attention to these warning signs that can mean trouble in your...
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12 Things to Never Do After a Fight
Relationship fights may seem like the end of the world, but it's completely normal and healthy for couples to disagree....