Dec 7, 2024
Social support and resilience can counteract loneliness at any age. Social connections provide a sense of belonging, which can generate well-being. Establishing or re-establishing social connections provides cognitive resilience through rewarding relationships.
Nov 22, 2024
Can history be left in the rearview mirror as family members move forward? Welcoming a family member to the holiday table who has recently been released from jail or prison, sporting a flashing ankle monitor, is complicated.
Nov 16, 2024
Weathering the political season requires strategies for success. Emotion regulation can help manage the stress of politics. Reappraisal and distraction actually make people feel better. Evergreen relationship-enhancers such as kindness, compassion, patience, and respect, can help.
Nov 8, 2024
Within an atmosphere in which violence is not only considered by some to be acceptable, but necessary, understanding the processes that contribute to the willingness to view violence as a part of the political "new normal" can help strategize how to dispel such views.
Oct 26, 2024
Personal presence and shared experience facilitate chemistry, compatibility, credibility, and companionship. The most important meetings are in person. Whether you are proposing marriage or an employment promotion, celebrating life together involves physical presence.
Oct 19, 2024
Trafficking victims prefer to be viewed and treated as unique persons with personal challenges. Caring for survivors appears to involve a delicate balance of addressing individual experience in a trauma-informed method uniquely tailored to promote recovery.
Oct 12, 2024
Recognizing red flags affords an opportunity to intervene sooner, to protect troubled individuals from themselves, and promote community safety. Intervention can protect potential victims through addressing negative thoughts of a potential perpetrator.
Oct 5, 2024
Small differences may over time, evolve into substantial rifts. That result does not necessarily follow directly or indirectly from political persuasion. The key to quality romance is focusing more on what unites than divides.