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A familiar moment in human-services work: the second hour of an afternoon session, one partner tightening at the shoulders, the…

When the Human Genome Project was completed in 2003, one of the questions still waiting on the other side was…

She was stirring her coffee for the fourth time when she realized she hadn’t taken a sip. Her phone sat…

They were walking upstairs together. It was an ordinary evening — nothing special, nothing tense. She turned to him and…

In 1920s Hollywood, morality clauses began appearing in actors’ contracts, and studio executives discovered a new kind of stagecraft —…

The viral social media meme “777 rule for marriage” sounds clean enough to fit on a refrigerator magnet. One date…

A note before we begin: The research and concepts referenced here were developed by Drs. John and Julie Gottman to…

We often hear the message that positive thinking can solve almost anything. If you stay optimistic, focus on the good,…

Anxiety among people in the United States is at an all time high. According to the National Institute of Mental…

“We used to be intimate all the time. I don’t know what happened.” I hear this a lot from the…