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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

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...

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?

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

Sep 22, 2019
5 min

A Tribute to Sweet Pea

Saying goodbye to loved ones is always hard even the furry ones.

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?

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.

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?

Jun 16, 2019
4 min

Why Fairness Matters

In relationships, in families, and at work, fairness seems to get a bad rap. When someone shouts, “That’s not fair!” we are quick to resp...

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