From The New York Times authored by Tara Parker-Pope: “Are you spending time with the right people for your health and happiness? While many of us focus primarily on diet and exercise to achieve better health, science suggests that our well-being also is influenced by the company we keep. Researchers have found that certain health […]
Category Archives: Family & Personal
Self-Confidence: How To Find It, How To Keep It
From Forbes authored by Jill Griffin: “Self-confidence. Everybody wants it, but how to get it and keep it is something of a mystery. In fact, the topic has been widely researched with an equally wide range of conclusions. It seems like almost every week there’s a new theory that promises the magic elixir for projecting […]
Psychology Explains Why Blunt People Make The Best Friends
From Kiddy authored by Kiddy First: “Ten minutes with a genuine friend is better than years spent with anyone less.” – Crystal Woods “We all know that one person who just tells it like it is – the friend that is brutally honest with us and gives us the tough love we need to make […]
Thermostats, Locks and Lights: Digital Tools of Domestic Abuse
From The New York Times authored by Nellie Bowles: “The people who called into the help hotlines and domestic violence shelters said they felt as if they were going crazy. One woman had turned on her air-conditioner, but said it then switched off without her touching it. Another said the code numbers of the digital […]
Women DO Ask for Raises—We Just Aren’t Getting Them
From In Style authored by Claire Wasserman: “It’s commonly assumed—and accepted as fact—that women don’t ask for raises as often as men do and so they don’t get them. Sheryl Sandberg’s 2013 bestseller Lean In told us that (and got a lot of flak for it), as did 2007’s Women Don’t Ask, one of the most heralded books on negotiation, […]
Yes, Impostor Syndrome Is Real. Here’s How to Deal With It
From TIME authored by Abagail Abrams: “Have you ever felt like you don’t belong? Like your friends or colleagues are going to discover you’re a fraud, and you don’t actually deserve your job and accomplishments? If so, you’re in good company. These feelings are known as impostor syndrome, or what psychologists often call impostor phenomenon. An […]
The Invisible Workload Of Motherhood Is Killing Me
From Scary Mommy authored by Erin Pepler: “Ask any mom about the invisible workload of motherhood and she knows exactly what you’re talking about. It’s the things we do for our families that are necessary but go completely unnoticed. The endless list of small tasks that would only ever draw attention if they didn’t happen. The mental […]
To The Girl Who Hasn’t Been Herself Lately
From Bright Mind authored by Megan Sutton: “Life gets tough. Life gets too much to handle sometimes, and those times make you stronger. However, right now, it seems like you have lost yourself. It’s difficult when you catch yourself not being you. When you do something or act a certain way and just wonder, “what […]
How to Get Over “Vacation Guilt” and Actually Enjoy Your Time Off
From the muse authored by Suzanne Gelb: “Forty percent of Americans leave unused paid vacation time on the table every year. Why? People are afraid of being replaced or they’re afraid of their work piling up while they’re gone. These fears are understandable, but most of the time, they’re not grounded in reality. They’re what psychologists like […]
Research: Women Ask for Raises as Often as Men, but Are Less Likely to Get Them
From Harvard Business Review authored by Benjamin Artz, Amanda Goodall, and Andrew J. Oswald: “It’s a concrete fact that women earn less than men do. The true gender pay-gap is not known with certainty, but, when comparing equally qualified people doing the same job, most estimates by labor economists put it at 10% – 20%. The crucial […]
