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Since change happens all the time, it certainly behooves us to be able to roll with changes. But that ability comes more naturally to some people than to…
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Peer pressure is a powerful thing. Did Americans stop smoking because of all the government ads pointing out their dangers? Or because when a few people…
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It's not unusual for any person to feel tugged in different directions: "do I do this, or that?" Along the way, people can feel like they've given in to…
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You can be forgiven for watching or listening to the news and doing that little head-tilt things that dogs do. Because what we see and hear doesn't always…
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Depression is common enough that a variety of medications exist to ease the symptoms. And within that broad category are several sub-categories of…
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In some realms, mainly politics, we've more or less given up on trying to persuade people. "You can't change someone's mind," we hear. But people can and…
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You know the person well, or did, long ago. So it wouldn't be enough to just shake hands or nod when you say hello. But a hug...? Hugs are good for…
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We may love our motor-powered vehicles, but we still get some help from horses. Not so much in transportation as in therapeutic settings... horses help…
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We've got some issues facing us now that require some long-term planning. Global warming will not be solved immediately; we won't see results of…
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The psychiatrist James Gordon knows a thing or two about trauma, and not just the kind experienced by individuals. As the director of the Center for…
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It's really just three words contracted to two: "I'm sorry." So there's no great expenditure of energy in saying it. Physical energy, anyway; psychic…
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"Abraham Lincoln attacked the South." "I can't do it tonight, I have to wash my hair." "The dog broke it, Mommy." Each one a lie, but obviously lies of…
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The barista who gave you a nice smile may have gotten a better tip from you, but there could be other costs. A researcher at Penn State looked into the…
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Ever hear of "cab wit?" That's the snappy comeback that arrives in your head long after a conversation has ended... like in the cab going home. We…