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There is something your brain is spinning right now, that you may never have been given a name for or a way out of. The thought you keep replaying. Th...
Most of us believe more options equals better outcomes. Research says no. In much of life, the opposite is true, and the gap between what we believe a...
There is a feeling many people in midlife carry that does not have a name, a clear cause, or anyone to blame. It shows up when you have been the...
Gotta love a good midlife reinvention story, and today we’ve got a great one!Sari Botton built her career editing some of the most celebrated voices i...
According to Dr. Vonda Wright, almost everything we believe about aging and muscle loss is wrong. The research that told you to expect decline was bui...
Four chemicals, produced by your brain, serve as a master switch for nearly everything you think, do, and feel. In no small way, they also control our...
Luck is not a personality trait you either have or you don't. It is something you build, and science tells us there are specific, learnable skills beh...
There is a particular kind of loneliness that hits in the middle of a full life. Not because you are isolated. Because the relationships that use...
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