“Look Rachel, I married you, not your family. Stop acting like your mom.” Scott and Rachel were having a fight. Scott was angry. Down deep, Scott knew better than to say what he did. When he married Rachel, he knew there were specific family influences that would affect their marriage. Both he and Rachel had family baggage. However, they never talked…
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If you knew there were lifestyle changes you could make to prevent dementia, would you make those changes?
Most of us would want to know what those lifestyle factors are. After all, dementia is not a given when it comes to aging. Yet, we see more and more people suffering from this neurocognitive disorder.
All of us probably know someone who has dementia…
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Right now, think of someone who is extremely likable, who draws you in to conversation and can walk into a room and command peoples’ attention. This person is charming. You walk away and think, “I like that person.”
The question is, are you born that way? Do you have charm or not? Or is it a characteristic you can learn?
The science of charm says…
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We hear so much hate expressed and acted out in our culture. Hate against the police, against those who are different, against groups, individuals. When O.J. Simpson was paroled, I heard news commentators say they hated him. When I search for images of hate, pictures of our president emerge.
But what happens when we feel this powerful emotion towards a…
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Debbie feels anxious about the presentation she has to make to the board tomorrow. She is trying to get a good night’s rest, but finds herself tossing and turning, her heart is racing, and thoughts of failure run through her head. The last time she had to give a presentation to the board, she felt sick to her stomach and almost passed out. All she could…
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