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Drawing the Line: Empowering Strategies for Setting Healthy Boundaries
Animals provide valuable lessons for setting healthy boundaries, such as warnings before enforcing boundaries.
Feb 29, 20243 min read


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...
Jul 15, 20235 min read


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
Dec 7, 20204 min read


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...
Nov 4, 20204 min read


Key Traits of Master Manipulators
Can you spot a manipulator? Can you protect yourself from being infected with beliefs that go against your interests?
Oct 11, 20204 min read


3 Surprising Ways Dad Connect With Their Kids
From structures that change in the brain to providing protection have evolved to need our dads.
Jun 22, 20203 min read


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...
Mar 7, 20205 min read


Helpful Parrots Teach Us Kindness
When it comes to helping African grey parrots can teach us how to be kinder to others.
Jan 13, 20203 min read


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 29, 20195 min read


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
Dec 3, 20194 min read


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, 20193 min read


Don't Touch My Food!
Sharing food is not always welcomed and tells you a lot about your relationship.
Nov 29, 20192 min read


A Tribute to Sweet Pea
Saying goodbye to loved ones is always hard even the furry ones.
Sep 22, 20195 min read


Why You Don't Need to Fear Rejection
Rejection hurts, but a change of perspective can make all the difference.
Sep 17, 20193 min read


Relationship Yellow Flags
What are some of early, understated warning signs, or yellow flags, in a relationship?
Aug 29, 20194 min read


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 15, 20194 min read


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.
Aug 4, 20194 min read

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?
Jul 24, 20194 min read


Jun 16, 20194 min read


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 20, 20194 min read


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...
Feb 5, 20192 min read
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