Last Tuesday, I looked at two open tabs on my laptop. One was my credit card portal, showing a balance that felt like a heavy rock in my gut. The other was a news headline about triple digit oil prices…
Lately I’ve been thinking a lot about how easy it is to get overwhelmed—by the news, by life, by what we carry every day. I know I’ve been feeling it lately. And when things seem like a lot, the question…
by Recovery Newsdesk Teaching Kids to Share: A Top Parenting Challenge Practice parenting skills. Here are some expert tips for teaching kids to share. Sharing – This is one of the ultimate parenting unicorns. You know it exists; You’ve seen…
by Nate Hagens Recorded on March 4, 2026 description In this week’s Frankly, Nat begins a new series called “Staying Human,” which focuses on what he sees as a prerequisite for everything else: reclaiming a sense of personal agency. He…
by Duke University As people age, it becomes difficult to know who is on track for years to come and who may be at risk of serious decline. New research suggests that part of the answer may already be circulating…
If you’re a single woman, open to finding love, I’m sure you’ve heard it all. “Join a hobby group”, “Try a dating app”, “Go to a social event.” And while these things may work, the real question is not where…
One of the most common things women do when they find out their husbands are cheating — to their therapists, to their closest friends, to their sisters at 2 a.m. — is some version of: “But he seemed very happy.”…
“Loneliness in the connected age isn’t about being alone, it’s about being invisible in a crowd.” ~unknown For a long time I thought I was broken. Not dramatically. In a quiet, persistent way—the kind you learn to manage so well…
Despite some encouraging momentum in the battle to reclaim childhood from screens, adults are still failing to convince kids to hop on the low-tech bandwagon. As a teacher, here’s my take on the situation (and from talking to my colleagues,…
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