Columbus, OH

Beginning when I was 14 and puberty had barely sparked (I was a late bloomer), I fell in love with yoga. I was anxious and obsessive, even as a child, and yoga offered a strange but welcome calm. Over 50 years, I just kept coming back. Through careers, marriages, divorces, parenting, pregnancies, and even labor. Doing yoga with headstands and handstands during my first labor, I was in denial it could really be labor because it was too mild. The next morning, I delivered. I’ve been to yoga workshops and retreats. I don’t do yoga at home much, instead attending about three classes a week, an hour each. I’m not a yoga animal, I just need and love it; yoga is a consistent part of keeping myself well.

Confessions of a Yoga Junkie

Ever found yourself in a foreign country and when you used a common turn-of-phrase in American English, it confused someone? Americans have a treasure trove of quirky sayings that make perfect sense to native speakers but can leave our international friends scratching their heads—even those who grew up speaking English in the UK or Australia.

21 sayings Americans love that use that confuse people abroad

Dating apps encourage users to focus primarily on facial beauty. True happiness in relationships comes from shared values, kindness, and honesty, not from physical beauty. Beauty is relative, and guarenteed to fade, unlike character, which grows enriched over time. I saw an old friend last weekend (name and info changed)....

Dating Apps Steer You in the Wrong Direction

"Toxic masculinity" was intended to describe rigid and outdated norms of masculinity, not all masculinity. Men can still strive to be masculine without being "toxic"; the guidelines below can help. Even when you have messed up, try to keep seeing yourself as a “good man behaving badly." If you...

13 Ways to Be the Best Man You Can Be

We’re going to take a little break from politics today, while I recover from having spent the past week banging my head on the desk. Like the grandfather in The Buckets (AMS), I’ve been sparring with my computer and various online entities. Both the motherboard and hard drive...

CSotD: Do you think I mean country matters?

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One of the most beloved Hollywood stars in the history of television, in particular, was actress Frances Bavier, who died in 1989 at age 85. The likable actress became best known for her compassionate and nurturing role as Aunt Bee on The Andy Griffith Show (CBS, 1960-1968).

Beloved 'Andy Griffith Show' Actress Frances Bavier ("Aunt Bee"): A Look Back at Her Life and Career

Charlotte, NC

Dogs come into this world in order to be loved without limits. It’s heartwrenching that some merciless people abuse them and fill their hearts with fear. Mable, a beautiful pup never knew how tender and loving a human touch could be. Her cruel owners abused her and hurt her....

Extremely Scared Dog Who Flinched Every Time She Was Touched Finally Learns What Love Is

Unlike bipolar I, bipolar II disorder presents with more subtle highs making it more tricky to identify. Delay in diagnosis can lead to time lost to depression and other symptoms. A significant portion of individuals with treatment-resistant depression may, in fact, have bipolar disorder. Imagine wading through severe depression for...

Could Your Depression Be Bipolar Disorder?

Revealing a terrible diagnosis requires an intelligent, caring response, not unwarranted optimism. Instead of looking for the "right" words or actions, first understand how the person's world has changed. Eventually, you will be faced with responding to someone's life-changing diagnosis. Will you be ready?. Compassion, not linguistic options should guide...

Caring Responses to "I Have Cancer, Parkinsons, Alzheimer’s"

People who make others wait violate the social contract that people should stick to time commitments. New research shows how waiting not only becomes an annoyance, but can cause relationships to falter. Respecting time commitments can ensure that the social contract remains intact. Relationships run on the assumption that people...

Why It’s Not Such a Good Idea to Keep Someone Waiting

There are many reasons for concern about the mental health challenges being experienced by children and teens. There are small actions you can take to increase your child's resilience and well-being. A picnic can be a vehicle for creative self-expression that leads to confidence and resilience. I often find myself...

Zoe’s Lazy-Day Picnic: Self-Discovery and Creative Productivity

The term "gaslighting" is now so widely used that it is at risk of losing meaning. Recent efforts to define "gaslighting" distort and constrain its use. Gaslighting is not always intentional and does not necessarily involve falsehood. The term "gaslighting" originated in 1938, but it was not until about 2010...

Is the Term "Gaslighting" in Trouble?

Los Angeles County, CA

[Note: Unless otherwise indicated, the commentary and quotes in this article are from the author's interview with those mentioned.]. Elizabeth Montgomery was one of the most popular actors from the 1950s to her unfortunate passing from cancer in 1995. Before, during, and after her benchmark Emmy-nominated role as twitch-witch Samantha Stephens on TV's Bewitched (ABC, 1964-1972), Montgomery made over 200 additional appearances in other weekly shows, TV-movies, and feature films.

'Bewitched' Star Elizabeth Montgomery Received Death Threats for Protesting the Vietnam War

Pride often gets in the way of love. Love means being vulnerable, which can conflict with our need to self-protect. Excessive pride and self-preservation create significant emotional problems. The only way to protect yourself from heartache is to get to a place where, as noted by James Caan in Thief,...

Control Is the Opposite of Love

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The mantis shrimp is one tough customer. Beautiful and deadly are two words you don’t typically use to describe shrimp, but the mantis shrimp is definitely in a class of its own; earning a reputation as the ‘savage boxer of the sea’ and one of the most fearsome creatures in the ocean. And, they're right at home here in South Carolina.

Savage Boxer of the Sea: The Deadly Beauty of Mantis Shrimp

We often engage in behaviors that worsen our lives, but all of them can be summarized as two key points. We often sabotage our lives by ignoring our weaknesses, thinking they're not urgent enough to address. We also tend to overlook our strengths, failing to develop the potential that could...

2 Things We Constantly Do That Make Our Lives Worse

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My grandmother is still thriving at the age of 95. Her longevity tips include staying close to family, keeping the faith, and portion control.

My grandmother just turned 95, and she's still thriving. Here are her 3 secrets to longevity.

An Australian team used taste aversion to teach freshwater crocodiles to avoid toxic, invasive cane toads. Crocodiles developed aversions after encounters with cane toad baits designed to induce nausea but not kill. Crocodiles generalized this aversion to live, wild cane toads, and crocodile mortality was greatly reduced. Behavioral interventions targeting...

A Surprising Way to Fight Invasive Species

We curate our own realities, inevitably inventing fictions about ourselves. These half-truths about ourselves are not harmful but helpful. Intentional state understandings of self invite you to lean into your values to actively define your identity. In a 2009 interview, filmmaker Werner Herzog argued that his documentary films resemble something...

Your Self-Story Is a Lie

Los Angeles, CA

Adam Rich was born on October 12, 1968, lived a troubled life, and died on January 7, 2023, at only 54 years old. This is his story. He lived in the Granada Hills area of Los Angeles with his parents and younger brother. The Rich family resided for a time in Florida where Adam studied acting at the local gym.

A Look Back at the Tragic Life and Death of Former Child Star Adam Rich (TV's 'Eight is Enough')

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We Discover Beauty When We Pay Attention

We can find beauty in the most mundane events of our days. The little things are what help us define beauty. Children help us to find...

We Discover Beauty When We Pay Attention

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