When Katie Thurston was diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer earlier this year, people continued to tell her at the age of 34 that they knew someone with the same diagnosis. Solidarity, you might think. A useful way to relate. Not exactly: their friend or family member had died. This scenario is “quite recurring,” says Thurston, […]
When your friend is in love – and you wriggle with horror about the object of their affection – the first question that yourself asks you is not how to raise the subject. It is as if you should do that. The decision “requires a lot of introspection,” says Jordana Abraham, co-founder of the women’s-oriented […]
Talking about death does not have to be morbid. If you approach the conversation in the right way, “it wakes us up more for our lives,” says Dr. Shoshana Unger leader, founder of End Well, a non -profit that changes the way people talk about the end of life. “When we avoid this discussion, we […]
No more screaming after receiving a text, no more bomb, no more dramatic fire: Love Island USA‘s scandal loaded seventh season was closed after crowning fan favorite’ Amaya Papaya ‘and her Beau Bryan as winners of this year. For six weeks the show gave millions of people something to talk about – including how the […]
When someone you care about, you are lying against you, you will probably betray yourself, furious – and maybe even feel foolish, because how could you be duped like that? “People begin to question themselves and how they cannot be aware,” says Christian L. Hart, a professor in psychology at the University of the Woman […]
First -line care doctors have heard it all – but there are four words they hope not say their patients. This is what happens: during the last moments of an appointment, while the doctor walks out of the door, a patient intervenes: “One more thing.” It sounds like a side issue, but it sometimes turns […]
Tempers often rise sky high in aircraft and that is not only because of the tight neighborhoods, lack of an escape route and frequent delays. In the same way as travelers are geographically and culturally diverse, they also come from a mishmash of etiquette backgrounds. “The rules in Manhattan, Kansas, are different than in Manhattan, […]
More people identify as bisexual Then as a lesbian or gay. Yet bisexuality is usually largely misunderstood, and people who are bi are exposed to “so many negative messages, both from heterosexual people as well as lesbian and gays,” says Tania Israel, a professor of counseling psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, who […]
When someone trusts you enough to come to you, it is essential to choose the words with which you answer carefully and carefully. “At that time, empathy is the most important tool that you have to be an ally and be there for the person you love who suggests you,” says Max Talisman, a queer […]
If your father is a man of few words, you have probably already discovered that silence does not necessarily mean distance. “Some men were taught to love in the presence, no paragraphs – and that still counts,” says Melanie Preston, a therapist in Atlanta whose father has always come to a strong but quiet. She […]