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Some people consider this the worst word: Should. “Shoulds are the inflexible, authoritarian, joyless rules for thinking, feeling, and behaving,” says therapist Michael Schreiner. Shoulds [...]

On the one hand, this news is no surprise. There was the leak several weeks ago and senatorial obstruction of the Supreme Court nomination process for decades prior. But still the news is [...]

Checking in with your body is a very helpful way to relax. But because our physical selves are intricate, entwined systems, it can sometimes be hard to find a way in. What happens when you hear [...]

  Have you ever done a “body scan” to meditate or relax? I like connecting to the body, but that’s not my favorite term: A body scan seems like glancing at the headlines to get the story. [...]

Where does loneliness show up in your life? I assume you experienced it—I’ve not met anyone who does not encounter it from time to time. Do you feel it: At night when it’s time for [...]

If you wake up in mental overload—and it happens to be the same day your sister is leaving after a long visit—the problems in your mind might not be the problem. I know because this happened to [...]

Do you ever walk to the kitchen and forget what you wanted? That’s how your mind works. When I wrote my books on brain fitness, I learned that the cognitive cortex is entwined with your [...]

What hypes you up? It might be chocolate, alcohol or caffeine, watching the news, too many screens. And how do you get to rest? I’m such a lightweight, even chocolate dessert interferes with my [...]

There were no sayings on the walls in my house when I grew up. I used to think that slogans or words of encouragement were nice… and trite. The ones that said “Bless this house” seemed cute, but [...]

This coming Sunday, I will be fully invincible. I had my second Covid-19 shot on March 21; after two weeks, I’ll have super powers! Maybe I won’t need health insurance or any kind of [...]