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How My Life Got Better When I Stopped Trying to Be N...

For most of my life, I had a second full-time job. Nobody hired me for it. No...

What Collective Nouns Describe Your Family?

I’m having a weirdly stressful day (anyone else?), so let’s talk about… The ...

When You Think You Know Yourself, but You’re Wrong

I know myself pretty well by now. I’ve had seven decades to work on the case...

4 Simple Steps to Change Your Life

If you want to change your life—like really, seriously, no bullshit, actually...

We Asked People Over 50 For Their Favorite Dating Ap...

Dating apps aren't just for the kids.

What One Great Loss Is Teaching Me About How to Live

“When it’s over, I want to say: all my life I was a bride married to amazemen...

How a Coffee-Shop Friendship Can Turn Into Emotional...

He told himself it was innocent. He didn't tell his wife. The post How a Cof...

What’s a Song You Find Sexy?

This morning, I walked to get a coffee… As I stepped into… The post What’s a...

The Day I Heard My Own Voice Coming Out of My Child’...

“Children are not things to be molded, but people to be unfolded.” ~Jess Lair...

The Sex Stopped. Neither of Them Said Anything.

Why revealing yourself matters more than revealing lingerie. The post The Se...

Alison’s 40th Birthday Party

Alison and her husband Zach both turned 40 this year, so they… The post Alis...

The Cognitive Load of Couples Therapy

Why Couples Therapists Fail Before They Get to the Main Course Couples therap...

What Are You Proud Of?

The other day, I hosted a work-y drinks party at our house.… The post What A...

When Life Reminds You That Nothing Is Guaranteed

“In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invinc...

You Still Get Along. It Might Still Be Roommate Synd...

What the Term Means, and Why Marriages Like These Can Have a Renaissance. Th...

How to Stop Letting Anxiety Control Your Reactions

“Physical self-awareness is the first step in releasing the tyranny of the pa...