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    What Is Home And How Do You Get There?
    • Dec 7, 2020
    • 4 min

    What Is Home And How Do You Get There?

    From people losing their homes or traveling ‘home’ for the holidays during a global pandemic to indigenous peoples fighting for their stolen
    Swindling Others Is A Strategy: How to recognize when it's happening to you.
    • Nov 4, 2020
    • 4 min

    Swindling Others Is A Strategy: How to recognize when it's happening to you.

    In my last post I talked about the key traits of manipulators and how parasites, both human and nonhuman, excelled at this strategy (read...
    Key Traits of Master Manipulators
    • Oct 11, 2020
    • 4 min

    Key Traits of Master Manipulators

    Can you spot a manipulator? Can you protect yourself from being infected with beliefs that go against your interests?
    3 Surprising Ways Dad Connect With Their Kids
    • Jun 22, 2020
    • 3 min

    3 Surprising Ways Dad Connect With Their Kids

    From structures that change in the brain to providing protection have evolved to need our dads.
    Curbing COVID-19 Transmission
    • Mar 7, 2020
    • 5 min

    Curbing COVID-19 Transmission

    How understanding the social networks of other species can help Coronavirus, or COVID-19, is front and center these days. Some people are...
    Helpful Parrots Teach Us Kindness
    • Jan 13, 2020
    • 3 min

    Helpful Parrots Teach Us Kindness

    When it comes to helping African grey parrots can teach us how to be kinder to others.
    4 Reasons to Change Our Perception of Re-gifting
    • Dec 29, 2019
    • 5 min

    4 Reasons to Change Our Perception of Re-gifting

    Did you receive a gift you don't like or would be perfect for someone else? Here are a few reasons why regifting is actually trendy.
    Are You in a Rut?
    • Dec 3, 2019
    • 4 min

    Are You in a Rut?

    Can a routine become rut? Might you miss an opportunity to try something new because you’re always doing the same old thing? There can be a
    Eating Together
    • Nov 29, 2019
    • 3 min

    Eating Together

    As many people all over the country are busy shopping, preparing, and traveling to sit down for a meal together, I wondered about other spec
    Don't Touch My Food!
    • Nov 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    Don't Touch My Food!

    Sharing food is not always welcomed and tells you a lot about your relationship.
    A Tribute to Sweet Pea
    • Sep 22, 2019
    • 5 min

    A Tribute to Sweet Pea

    Saying goodbye to loved ones is always hard even the furry ones.
    Why You Don't Need to Fear Rejection
    • Sep 17, 2019
    • 3 min

    Why You Don't Need to Fear Rejection

    Rejection hurts, but a change of perspective can make all the difference.
    Relationship Yellow Flags
    • Aug 29, 2019
    • 4 min

    Relationship Yellow Flags

    What are some of early, understated warning signs, or yellow flags, in a relationship?
    How to Cultivate Empathy
    • Aug 15, 2019
    • 4 min

    How to Cultivate Empathy

    Given the current political climate and recent events, it seems timely to ask the question: What is empathy and how can we have more of it?
    Why Being Organized Matters and How to Do It
    • Aug 4, 2019
    • 4 min

    Why Being Organized Matters and How to Do It

    Do you struggle to stay organized? Or are you neat and tidy but live with someone who rarely cleans? A few adjustments can go a long way.
    The Real Reasons Why We Groom
    • Jul 24, 2019
    • 4 min

    The Real Reasons Why We Groom

    Could there be a practical and deeper biological explanation for some of the grooming practices we see in humans?
    Why Fairness Matters
    • Jun 16, 2019
    • 4 min

    Why Fairness Matters

    Staying Connected
    • Feb 20, 2019
    • 4 min

    Staying Connected

    Let’s face it, holidays are fun and they make connecting with a partner easier. The hard work has been done for you. If it’s Valentine’s...
    Will You Be Mine?
    • Feb 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    Will You Be Mine?

    With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, I thought it would be the perfect time to talk about scrumptious gifts. I will admit that...