“Hook-up culture” and casual sex can be hotly debated topics. Views on how it affects individuals and society range from enthusiastic endorsement to outright condemnation. When considering how you want to live your sexual life, the part (if any) that casual sexual relationships might play, and how you might handle…
It’s no surprise that nutrition significantly affects mental health, but the extent and nature of the influences specific diets have are less clear-cut. There are innumerable studies of multitudes of diets each one of which identifies specific sets of “good” and “bad” foods. In reality, and in most cases, it…
When we are suffering emotional pain or experiencing bewildering patterns of defeat with increasingly ruinous consequences, the last thing we want is more pain. We want respite and relief. And the relief we crave at such times is often some form of validation— whether from a friend, a family member,…