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Dr. Paul on how to keep your cool when you’ve been triggered
When your body goes into fight-or-flight mode due to stress, follow these steps to calm yourself down.
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Dr. Paul on the key to taking ownership of your words and actions
Exercise integrity: Don’t offer excuses if you make an error. Apologize if you’ve made a misstep.
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Dr. Paul on starting the new year with a family meeting
Monthly meetings can help you make incremental changes over the school year and summer break.
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Dr. Paul on focusing on your well-being this holiday season
Between parties, entertaining, buying gifts and preparing for the holiday, life can be hectic.
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Dr. Paul on how to overcome the challenges of blended families
Here are some tips to help navigate stepparenthood when you’re not exactly “one big happy family.”
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Don’t give up: You can overcome frustration with patience
Here are five ways to approach challenges so that they don’t turn into a recipe for frustration and…
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Here are 10 ways to improve your connections with others
You won’t get along with everybody, but you can increase your odds of having positive relationships.
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Sharing negative feelings is healthy, if done with kindness
How often do you share your real feelings? More frequently, we vent to a third party about our…
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Addiction blindfolds not only addicts, but their families
We don’t understand what causes addiction, but 12-step programs can help us find our way.
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Bright ideas for dealing with seasonal affective disorder
Waking up to dawn simulators and spending time in front of light boxes can really help.
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A housekeeper taught him wealth is about more than money
True wealth can be found in the gratitude, loving kindness and generosity of spirit you feel.
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Three ways to help our youth live happier and healthier lives
Those born in the 1980s and ’90s are more likely to have depression, feel distress and be suicidal.
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Healing from a broken relationship takes time, introspection
The Museum of Broken Relationships in Zagreb, Croatia, exhibits artifacts of lost love, pain and hurt.
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How to fit quality time with your kids into a crazy schedule
In the middle of our fast-paced lives, today’s parents still want to get to know their children.
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Dating’s complicated when you have children — but don’t give up
If you approach it the right way, you’ll find a more fulfilling relationship the second time around.
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As time seems to accelerate, try to make the most of it
As we age, our experience of time radically changes. The solution? Live life to the fullest.
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The new school year is fast approaching. Is your family ready?
Here’s how parents can help kids make the transition from summer break to the teacher’s classroom.
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Do you have an anxious kid? Help him develop relaxation skills
The National Institute of Health reports a 20% increase in anxiety disorders among children.
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Controlling your actions when you’re hot under the collar
You can’t control your feelings, but there’s never a good reason to lose your temper. Here’s what to…
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‘It takes a village to raise a child’ African proverb is true
Coaches, teachers, aunts, uncles, grandparents and family friends can look out for your children.