In our cultural history, all emotions have been more culturally acceptable to women..

In my experience, staying in a marriage that my ex and I both agreed had all its best moments behind it was epically depressing..

With each beat, the heart pumps nearly three ounces of blood into the arteries--seventy-five to ninety gallons an hour when the body is at rest..

I've been thinking about disowning some of my genes lately. I have a few healthy, happy, long-living optimists in my family tree - most of them fans ….

If you need help or advice, ask for it, but don't worry too much about hurting other people's feelings by not doing what they say. If your gut says n….

Some caregivers want to reciprocate the care they themselves received as children..

I'm sure there were plenty of loving, attentive mothers in the 'me generation,' but none of them lived at my house..

When we strike a balance between the challenge of an activity and our skill at performing it, when the rhythm of the work itself feels in sync with o….

The last introvert in a world of extroverts. Silence: my response to both emptiness and saturation. But silence frightens people. I had to learn how ….

Maybe it goes without saying that if you want to become a famous writer before you’re dead, you’ll have to write something. But the folks in my class….

When I was a kid, my mother's parenting style teetered between benign neglect and intense bouts of violence..

Researchers warn us against walking out on married life without a dang good reason..

Settling other people's land is an American tradition..