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Emotional affairs are not talked about as much as sexual affairs, yet they can do as much or more damage. Childhood emotional neglect often results in adults who are disconnected from their feelings, a risk factor. There are 5 common causes of emotional straying and 4 steps you can take...

The Role of Emotional Neglect in Emotional Affairs

Rituals can enhance your connection with your partner. These rituals need not be designed from scratch, but may involve activities that you already engaged in. Rituals are significant predictors of commitment. Couple rituals can range from daily actions such as brushing your teeth together or always hugging one another before...

Couple Rituals Can Strengthen a Relationship

Three-quarters of people report thinking about potential alternative partners. Desire for attractive alternatives can influence one's ambivalence towards a current partner. Partner ambivalence can influence participants’ relationship satisfaction. The number of appealing alternatives is not associated with ambivalence towards a current partner. Do you suspect that your partner may...

How Much Is Desire for Others Affecting Your Relationship?

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[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, all quotes and commentary from Donna Douglas are from an interview with her conducted by the author.]. Donna Douglas, who died of pancreative cancer at 82 in 2015, was an honest-to-goodness Southern Belle who displayed a natural beauty and talent in her portrayal of the hollering, rope-wearing, whistle-happy, and critter-cuddling Elly May Clampett on the 1960s classic TV hit, The Beverly Hillbillies.

TV's Beloved 'Beverly Hillbillies' Actress Donna Douglas: Nine Years After Her Death

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Disclaimer: This article was written with the help of A.I. software. On July 28, 2024, a TikTok video posted by Erica W., known as @tasteofmelanin on the platform, garnered significant attention after she exposed disturbing racist decorations in an Airbnb rental. The incident occurred in a rental property that Erica had booked, although the exact location remains unspecified. The video has since gone viral, prompting widespread concern and leading to the removal of the listing from Airbnb's platform.

Airbnb Listing Taken Down After Black Woman Finds Hanging Monkeys and Cotton Used As Decor

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A bill quietly introduced this spring in the Colorado legislature to decriminalize the possession of drug paraphernalia obtained by harm reductionists has become law. As low-key as the legislation was introduced, the bill was signed into law without fanfare June 6. It garnered little to no media attention.

Colorado legalizes needles, pipes for meth and crack if obtained by harm reduction group

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Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are two of the biggest celebrities in modern times. While much of the happenings between the two involved their marriage and divorce, there are bigger things for them to focus on. Most notably their children.

Kim Kardashian and Kanye West’s Son Diagnosed With Rare Skin Condition

Three levels of social needs must be met to feel fulfilled in life. It’s better to focus on quality rather than quantity of social relations. Escaping the loneliness trap is especially difficult for seniors. The specter of loneliness looms large over our aging population. As we get old, loved...

How to Avoid Feeling Lonely in Later Life

How do we create a healthy mirroring relationship?. Do we allow our mirror reflection to direct our behavior?. At what point does the mirror become more than the first experience and develop into something unhealthy?. The importance of positive mirroring in infant development is well established. Most therapists are introduced...

Mirror, Mirror: The Danger of Empty Reflections

Intimate partner violence is typically accompanied by emotional abuse. It usually takes seven attempts before a survivor leaves an abusive relationship. Ending abusive relationships can be hard, dangerous, and life-threatening. Spoiler Alert: I will discuss plot points from the film It Ends With Us in this post. If you haven't...

Would Lily in 'It Ends With Us' Walk Away So Easily?

Understanding why your adult child might be so angry can be a difficult and painful process. An adult child's anger is often not a random emotion but a response to deeper issues. To address this anger, use empathy and have a willingness to empathize with the child. Understanding why your...

The Hidden Triggers: 3 Reasons Your Adult Child Is So Angry

When my children left home after graduating from school, it felt like a bittersweet milestone—the end of an era. It was hard!. Friends and family offered well-meaning advice, reassuring me that I would adjust and that the kids would thrive (especially after surviving the first one leaving), but it didn’t ease the ache of watching them leave the nest.

Letting Go in Life Is Never Simple

Emotions are created mostly from our expectations, past experiences, and energy level. The words we use to describe our experience shape how we feel. We can change our automatic habits of thought and access more joy. A 45-year-old client I’ll call Marco started psychotherapy with me by saying, “I’m unhappy,...

How to Stop Feeling Unhappy

Loneliness is when we feel our separateness as human beings and feel uneasy in our mental space. Some people experience less separation and so feel more comfortable with solitude. Healthy psychological development involves developing a positive relationship to solitude. Some people are reluctant to spend time alone. Solitude makes them...

Solitude and Loneliness

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Since 2020, the condition known as long COVID-19 has become a widespread disability affecting the health and quality of life of millions of people across the globe and costing economies billions of dollars in reduced productivity of employees and an overall drop in the work force .

Expert: Long COVID puzzle pieces are falling into place – picture is unsettling

Emergency-type scams like the grandparent scam have been around for a while but with the help of AI it can be almost impossible for a family member to discriminate a “real” distress call from a loved one versus a fake one. Imagine getting a call from your loved one. It sounds like them, and they might even appear to be calling from their own, trusted phone number. They sound panicked, telling you they’re in trouble and urgently require money. Understandably, the situation seems dire, and given that the call is coming from the loved one’s number and has their voice, why would you be doubtful?

AI Creates New Threats for Common Scams

Align expectations with individual strengths for healthier relationships. Recognize diverse abilities to foster inclusive environments. Set realistic goals, support growth, and avoid undue pressure. Written by Nancy Sweeney, CLC & Dr Cara Gardenswartz @GroupTherapyLA/NY. We all begin life as infants, unable to walk, talk, feed, or clothe ourselves. Fortunately, no...

Expectations: Are We Asking Too Much of Others?

Music therapy in a hospital setting can be very powerful, profound, and healing. Music, for those who are suffering, can bring some humanity into their healing process. When there is nothing left, we still have music. One of the great things about my job as a music therapist working in...

Things I’ve Learned as a Music Therapist

The summer before college is a time of high emotions and high emotional intensity. Parents can take steps to help their child work through their anticipation and anxiety. This is the summer after graduating from high school as a senior and before starting college as a freshman. It’s that time of transition when your child is now officially a young adult, and both of you are waiting for college to begin. With that comes a great deal of emotion, such as anxiety, fear of the unknown, wanting to go, and wanting to stay home, and all of these feelings and thoughts collide… hard.

The Pre-College Summer of Anticipation

There are many things people are taught to want and that are supposed to make them happy. What we should want, in theory, is often not what we do want. Making that distinction and respecting it is critical to living an authentic life. I was recently offered a “great” professional...

Learning to Live By What You Want, Not What You Should Want

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How to Rebuild Trust After Betrayal in a Relationship

Acknowledge and take responsibility for the betrayal with genuine remorse. Demonstrate consistent, dependable behavior to reinforce your commitment. Foster transparent, honest discussions to rebuild emotional intimacy....

How to Rebuild Trust After Betrayal in a Relationship

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