Drawing the Line: Empowering Strategies for Setting Healthy Boundaries
Animals provide valuable lessons for setting healthy boundaries, such as warnings before enforcing boundaries.
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JENNIFER VERDOLIN, PHD
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Jul 15, 20235 min
Nepo Babies in the Wild
A few months ago the daughter of a celebrity claimed in an interview that she was disappointed she wasn't benefitting from being a...
Dec 7, 20204 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
Nov 4, 20204 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...
Oct 11, 20204 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?
Jun 22, 20203 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.
Mar 7, 20205 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...
Jan 13, 20203 min
Helpful Parrots Teach Us Kindness
When it comes to helping African grey parrots can teach us how to be kinder to others.
Dec 29, 20195 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.
Dec 3, 20194 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
Nov 29, 20193 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
Nov 29, 20192 min
Don't Touch My Food!
Sharing food is not always welcomed and tells you a lot about your relationship.
Sep 22, 20195 min
A Tribute to Sweet Pea
Saying goodbye to loved ones is always hard even the furry ones.
Sep 17, 20193 min
Why You Don't Need to Fear Rejection
Rejection hurts, but a change of perspective can make all the difference.
Aug 29, 20194 min
Relationship Yellow Flags
What are some of early, understated warning signs, or yellow flags, in a relationship?
Aug 15, 20194 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?
Aug 4, 20194 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.
Jul 24, 20194 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?
Jun 16, 20194 min
Feb 20, 20194 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...
Feb 5, 20192 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...
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