A question often asked when learning about the Four Horsemen is: are stonewalling and the silent treatment the same thing? The answer I give is yes and no. There are definitely some similarities between the two but also a big difference I see as well. Stonewalling is when someone emotionally shuts down and withdraws from…
If you find yourself reaching for a cup of coffee around 2 or 3 p.m., we’ll wager you’re familiar with the afternoon slump. While caffeine may energize you in the moment, it also likely results in another slump (and another cup) later on. Luckily, there may be a surprising alternative to the afternoon caffeine intake,…
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Before you run into a narcissist partner, chances are, you’ve had some of this in your family line. Hitting closest to home is a narcissistic mother or parent. It is incredibly confusing and unsettling because we come into the world as helpless babies. Our parents are meant to keep us safe and nurture us. And…
Why is it that traveling makes you feel like you need to moisturize your skin twice as often? Maybe it’s the stale airplane air, the change in weather, or simply forgetting to drink enough water throughout the travel day. All of the above can quickly zap your skin of precious moisture. To tend to your…
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“I got sick the way Hemingway says you go broke—gradually, then suddenly,” says Meghan O’Rourke on this episode of the mindbodygreen podcast. The award-winning writer, former editor at The New Yorker, and author of The Invisible Kingdom: Reimagining Chronic Illness, doesn’t know when, exactly, her illness began, but her symptoms started in the fall of…
All relationships fluctuate. Couples have their ups and downs, and sometimes they fight. They also end up having less sex than they did earlier in the relationship as time goes on. When your husband has completely lost interest in you sexually, though, it’s a big deal and can do a number on your self-esteem and…
Just when most people think they have the personality types figured out, it turns out that there’s a delta male. That’s right, there are actually six male personality types: alpha, beta, omega, gamma, sigma, and delta. This personality typing system came from studies of animal hierarchies, and psychologists applied it to humans. For those of…
