- Couples -
The Case for Couples Counseling
By Alexandra Smith, LPCCAccording to research, 70 percent of couples report that counseling helped improve their relationship.
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- Couples -
Why Touch Matters
By Katherine Reynolds LewisWelcome physical contact is good for our health and happiness.
- Family/Friends -
My Friend Complains All the Time. What Should I Do?
By Jon SpaydeThe key is mindful redirection, says Zen teacher Cheri Huber.
- Personal Development -
The Living Experiment: Conscious Language
By Pilar Gerasimo and Dallas HartwigThe words you speak both reflect and shape your reality. All the more reason to say what you mean — and mean what you say.
- Personal Development -
4 Ways to Deal With Conflict
By Heidi WachterHere are four tips to transform conflict into connection.
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The Three Sheets
By Bahram AkradiA simple method for clear communication that prioritizes the positive.
- Couples -
I’m Worried About My Loved One’s Weight. What Should I Say?
By Jon SpaydeNothing. Here’s why.
- Community -
How to Have Honest Conversations
By Ben ConnellyIf you’re craving more authentic connection with others, these five conversation strategies can help.
- Family/Friends -
When Someone Won’t Take No for an Answer
By Jessie ShollNot everyone accepts the word “no” gracefully. Here are five ways to get your point across.
- Personal Development -
The Freedom of No
By Jessie ShollThis little word can lift you to new levels of physical health and emotional well-being.
- Couples -
Decode Your Partner’s Love Language
By Anjula RazdanThis Valentine’s Day, learn how to communicate more deeply with your better half.
- Coming Clean -
COMING CLEAN: When Things Just Don’t Make Sense
By Courtney Lewis OpdahlHow my toddler’s tantrums are helping me better understand conflict resolution and misunderstandings.
- Stress Relief -
3 Healthier Stress Responses
By Aviva Romm, MDUse these techniques to consciously shift your body’s response to stress into a state that’s calm, secure, and replenished.
- Personal Development -
The 3 Instincts From the Enneagram
By Heidi WachterIncrease your self-awareness and improve your relationships by getting to know your personality’s basic instincts.
- Family/Friends -
Talk RX
By Neha Sangwan, MDLearn how to transform conversations into healing connections.
- Work -
Office Talk
By Sharon SalzbergWorkplace communication challenges can undermine our equanimity, sap our satisfaction, and hurt our success. A renowned mindfulness teacher shows us how to build stronger, more successful relationships — with our colleagues and ourselves.
- Personal Development -
Lost in Translation
By Elizabeth MillardIntroverts and extroverts often struggle to communicate effectively. Here are some strategies that can help them connect.
- Personal Development -
Compassion and Health: An Interview With James Doty, MD
By Margret AldrichHow compassion and social connection have a powerful effect on our health, happiness, and well-being.
- Community -
Party Talk
By Elizabeth MillardA guide to successful chatting — with just about anyone.
- Personal Development -
Peace Through Personality
By Curt MickaThe Enneagram can help us understand why each of us deals with conflict differently — and how we can find common ground.
- Work -
Who Says I’m Angry?!
By Jon SpaydeCoping with a passive-aggressive coworker can be tough. Licensed counselor Loriann Oberlin explains how to cut through the toxicity.