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My mother-in-law buys overly girly clothes for my daughter. I try to be gracious but it kills me – do I tell her to stop?
I am the mother of a six-year-old girl, and I have relatively progressive views about gender. Among other things, I...
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Let your mind wander, don’t retire and stop worrying: surprising ways to help save your brain from the cognitive cliff
You write that “changing the way you think about the brain cliff can literally change the way you think and...
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My dad died suddenly with no will. Am I morally obliged to share his estate with my estranged half-sibling? | Leading questions
My dad died suddenly earlier this year, with no will, and I am unsure as to how I should distribute...
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Ultramarathon runners train for months, sometimes years. But what happens when they don’t finish a race?
Drenched, freezing, utterly miserable and with a GI catastrophe ready to blow, my internal conflict of quit/don’t quit was in...
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I don’t get along with my sister-in-law. Should I try to address the dynamic?
I’m struggling with a dynamic with my sister-in-law. We’re not a natural fit personality-wise, and I’ve tried to be mindful...
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Is a $1,000 pillow really better? The expensive pursuit of comfortable sleep
The room inside Hästens’s “sleep spa” is calming. Lights dimmed low, soft piano music and a subtle lavender scent linger...
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My friend’s negative self-talk is straining our relationship. What can I do? | Leading questions
A close friend of mine is suffering with crippling self-doubt and it’s starting to take a strain on our relationship....
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I am sometimes overwhelmed by feelings of nostalgia. Is this a bad thing? | Leading questions
Is nostalgia a negative emotion? I often feel nostalgic these days. It is a background noise that I am trying...
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Should I leave my polyamorous relationship if I want to start a family? | Leading questions
I have been in a wonderful relationship for six years. We are polyamorous and recently we have been thinking about...
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A job that changed me: My year as a ‘gopher’ taught me that all errand runners are holy
A gopher is a small, solitary rodent with large front teeth native to North and Central America. It’s also the...
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