Fostering and maintaining close friendships can help keep your brain healthier as you age. Plenty of exercise. Healthy food. Positive attitude. Plain old good luck. There’s lots of advice out there about how to keep body and brain in optimal shape as the years...
Read MoreThe answer might not be what you’d expect ↓ We’ve all watched from the outside as a new relationship soured, yet someone stayed in the bad situation for a surprisingly long time. Maybe we’ve even exhibited that behavior ourselves. When someone’s gut is screaming out, “This won’t...
Read MoreBy practicing self-awareness, you can listen with greater care—not only to words but also to the emotion and meaning that's being expressed. “To listen is to lean in, softly, with a willingness to be changed by what we hear.” —Mark Nepo, poet,...
Read More↓ Happiness is a choice. But we continually need to be reminded by people to make that choice. ↓ One big mistake people make is not realizing that happiness is an individual choice. But every choice is influenced by the people in our lives. If you change your...
Read More◊ Throughout our lives, we run so fast in achieving a better life that we forget to think what actually counts. I have seen a lot of obese people who are rich and have no control over their eating habits. They seem extremely depressed about it....
Read More↓ Setting goals with your partner can be a double-edged sword. On one end, when you achieve them you feel joy and exhilaration for having realized a dream or aspiration. On the other hand, when you fail to meet them, you may face disappointment as you...
Read MoreIt all comes down to two key efforts: conflict management and avoiding external threats. ↓ Why do some relationships go the distances, and others flame out? You could listen to 1,000 songs written on heartbreak and love—one of my current faves is Chris Stapleton’s “Nobody to Blame,”...
Read More↓ Extending your mindfulness practice to your memories will serve your loving, harmonious relationship. When we reflect on our relationships, we realize that they are made up of a series of memories about the past, and agreements, spoken and unspoken, of what we mean to each other...
Read More[embed]https://youtu.be/urEV7zKq404[/embed] ↓ 3 Simple Ways to Strengthen Your Relationships Knowing how to nourish our relationships and strengthen connections with others is one of the most important wellness skills we can cultivate. Having strong relationships is one of the single greatest predictors of wellness, happiness, and longevity. And our connections...
Read MoreCreate Intimacy in Marriage Using Active Listening ↓ Active listening can change everything from the way you interact with others to how you create familiarity in your marriage because you learn to proactively listen to others. ↓ When your spouse speaks you hear words, but are you really listening?...
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