One of the most common patterns in a couple-relationship is what is known as the pursuer-distancer pattern. Picture this: You and your significant other are having a disagreement. The fight escalates and is no longer a minor disagreement but a full blown fight. One of you needs some space to process and the other wants […]
Avoiding Codependency
Let’s get real for a minute: we all feed off of the energy and mood of the people around us. It’s rare that you can feel happy go-lucky if others are constantly complaining; and it’s also true that a cheerful group of girlfriends can pull you out of a rut after a bad day of work. […]
Which is More Likely to Help You Live a Longer Life—A Social Relationship or A Gym Membership?
Believe it or not research shows that having healthy social relationships will impact the length of your life more significantly than a gym membership. In fact compared to other risk factors, having too few social connections is pretty costly to our health. Compared to some of the other risk factors the negative impact of social […]
Positive Thinking Follow-Up
Last month I wrote a post about the power of positive thinking. As a follow-up to that post I wanted to share an article I read recently in the Wall Street Journal that expressed a different view of positive thinking, titled “The Case Against Positive Thinking” by Angela Chen. In this article Chen interviews psychiatrist […]
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