A new book from historian Stephanie Coontz explores the changing nature of marriage and the cultural myths about the ...

Addressing suicide and mental illness needs to go beyond treating individual minds to broader social programs and policies.

Rituals seem to be declining in modern life. Finding ways to gather together meaningfully can help us combat loneliness, pain ...

Layoffs might not deliver the benefits leaders assume—and they often undermine organizational health and long-term ...

I was living in a kind of betwixt and between, trying to balance caring for her, my young children, and my patients, while ...

A study of 38,000 people around the world finds that people who feel connected to nature are more hopeful, purposeful and ...

Understanding the nuances and misconceptions around forgiveness can help you guide clients in the process, if that's where ...

My husband, Don, will talk to anyone. In line at a store, on a plane, in a parking lot; it doesn’t matter where we’re at, he’ll engage. In fact, I have my current job because he was gregarious enough ...

At the end of winter break at a West St. Paul, Minnesota, elementary school, more than 50 students did not return to class. At the time, federal immigration agents were conducting military-style ...

When life feels rough, our instinct may be to retreat and withdraw from the world. But reaching out and helping others can make our lives more full by increasing our sense of significance, and ...

On a typical day, you experience numerous fleeting exchanges with people you don’t know, often without a word: a quick smile of acknowledgement as someone holds the door, a moment of eye contact to ...

But why is that? What is it about our relationships that make them so central to our lives? According to neuroscientist Ben Rein’s new book, Why Brains Need Friends, it comes down to our brains. As he ...