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In my research, I explore the subjective psychological experiences that people have when they connect with others. I’ve written elsewhere about how we might connect with people via many different ...

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So often, people postpone self-care, focusing on what they will do after—after the busy season, the next promotion, the project deadline, or the holidays—to take care of themselves. This way of ...

For our series Seeking Common Ground, a landlord and a man seeking Section 8 housing find they agree on something mundane but maddening: the amount of paperwork required to find and manage housing. As ...

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