7 Steps to Build Household-Chores Equity With Your Partner
By Jon SpaydeFor many couples, the majority of domestic tasks tend to fall to one partner. Sharing the labor can build equity — and enhance your relationship.
For many couples, the majority of domestic tasks tend to fall to one partner. Sharing the labor can build equity — and enhance your relationship.
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After her husband’s diagnosis, one woman’s life changed overnight. Picking up a paintbrush helped her find strength.
With the aging population far outpacing the resources of caregivers, robotics seems to be a plausible solution — until you consider the consequences.
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Popular attitudes about end-of-life care and death are changing, making it easier to thoughtfully prepare for the inevitable. Learn how to protect your quality of life — and that of your loved ones — all the way through.
Grief counselor and best-selling author of Second Firsts: Live, Laugh, and Love Again, Christina Rasmussen shares her advice on how to rebuild a life after loss — and opens up about her own experience with grief and healing.
A new study suggests meditative techniques may help balance brain functions that affect eating behavior.
How compassion and social connection have a powerful effect on our health, happiness, and well-being.
Psychologist and author Dale Atkins on how to support a sick loved one —without falling apart yourself.
This gift-giving tip from my mother-in-law has saved me hours in the store.
No one enjoys talking about death, but discussing your end-of-life plans can lead to stronger emotional bonds and a more peaceful passing.
Late last summer, my husband received a horrible phone call from his father: His cousin Jaime had a stroke. She was 25 years old. It was an otherwise normal August evening, and Jaime was at her new apartment, waiting for her family to pick her up for her sister’s 21st birthday dinner. As she was... Read more »
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When your aging parents aren't living as healthfully as you'd like, it can create a stressful situation — for them and you. Here's how to cope.