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The Pleasure Principle

The Pleasure Principle

by Lisa Turner

Our cat Stella has it all figured out. She wakes up in the morning and stretches languidly. She ambles slowly downstairs to her food bowl, mews out her demands to be fed, eats languidly. When we rub her tummy, she purrs with full-throated delight. She is clearly a creature built for pleasure.
As I [...]

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How to Get Kids to School On Time

How to Get Kids to School On Time

by: Ann Bibby

With the school year still fresh, exciting and vaguely interesting, most parents haven’t yet grappled with the frustrating issue of getting kids up, dressed, fed and out the door on time. But it’s coming, and preparation is half the battle when it comes to establishing good habits in children, and lowering parental stress [...]

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Ask the Loveologist: Transcendent Sex

Ask the Loveologist: Transcendent Sex

by Wendy Strgar

I had the weirdest experience while making love to my partner the other night. I was literally transported out of my body and felt like I was flying and in some other universe entirely. I was connected through him but also barely there. I don’t know how or why it happened and even [...]

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Paying Kids and Parents to Meet School Goals

Paying Kids and Parents to Meet School Goals

by: Ann Bibby

Every parent knows bribery is the motivator of last resort where children are concerned. And schools used similar forms of motivation for decades, but is there merit to the practice? Could monetary incentive be a key player in education reform?
Some recent studies suggest that tangible rewards are effective motivators under certain circumstances, and [...]

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Non-Monogamy: Do Open Relationships Work?

Non-Monogamy: Do Open Relationships Work?

By Polly Parker

Non-monogamy is about one thing–sex. And sex is good. And sex with different people–either concurrently or over the course of a lifetime–is good too. Sex is so good that some people are addicted to it. Sex makes people do crazy things and it makes people feel amazing things. I love it just as [...]

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Dating “Newness”

Dating “Newness”

by Liz Dawn Donahue

This is Part 8 of the series, Breaking the Dysfunctional Dating Cycle & Find Love. As always, I am  going to strongly recommend that if you are just joining us to please read the first 7 articles.  Click here to read all the previous articles.
I received a phone call this week from [...]

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Does Motherhood Make You Stupid?

Does Motherhood Make You Stupid?

by Joanne Stern
“I feel my brain cells slowly dying every day.”

The mom who recently made that statement is clearly drowning in the frenzied white water of parenting. Although swimming in a sea of diapers, laundry, scattered toys and sibling squabbles may not feel very mentally stimulating to most of us, don’t despair. By being purposeful [...]

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 Get Closure By Licking an Envelope

Get Closure By Licking an Envelope

By Anne Driscoll

You’ve had a bad breakup. Or a job loss. Or a falling out with your best friend. How do you recover and put the sadness, guilt, regret and overall bad feelings to bed? Especially when negative emotions can so easily haunt you?
We’ve all heard about psychological “closure” — that sense that you’ve put [...]

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5 Herbs that Reduce Stress and Anxiety

5 Herbs that Reduce Stress and Anxiety

by Megan
Here are five herbs that have to be proven effective at reducing stress and anxiety:

1. Licorice Root contains a natural hormone alternative to cortisone, which can help the body handle stressful situations, and can help to normalize blood sugar levels as well as your adrenal glands, providing you with the energy necessary to deal [...]

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Owning My Inner Nerd

Owning My Inner Nerd

by Lissa Rankin

My daughter came home from school last week, sobbing, because one of the kids in her preschool called her a nerd. While I stroked her hair and wiped her tears, I flashed back 25 years to when I was fifteen. The head cheerleader, who was my secret friend, turned away from me at [...]

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