Center for Relationships

01/14/2026

We asked couples therapists to share the magic words that can strengthen bonds, even in the middle of a disagreement.

01/01/2026

Are you actually keeping your own boundaries?

Because if it's not 100% of the time, it's not a boundary. It's a suggestion.

That 10%—the times you do nothing when you said you'd do something else—teaches the real rule: Push hard enough, and I'll reconsider.

Boundaries aren’t about controlling what the other person does. They’re about doing what you say you’ll do.

Because people don't learn from what you say. They learn from what you do.

12/28/2025

When the holiday stress hits, try 4-7-8 breathing. Breathing is an essential act that requires no thought. But thinking about it can alter your physical and mental health. It can relieve stress and anxiety or help you wind down and fall asleep. Here’s how to do it:

12/28/2025

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/28/opinion/willpower-doesnt-work-this-does.html?smid=nytcore-ios-share

Rather than try to resist temptation in the moment, many successful people arrange their lives to minimize the need for willpower in the first place.

12/27/2025

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12/27/2025

You don’t have to spend a fortune to take care of yourself. Here are simple ways to give your body and brain the love they deserve. 💜 https://wb.md/4pUPR7x

12/27/2025

There’s a difference between feeling and dwelling.

One leads to healing, the other keeps you stuck.

Letting feelings move through you instead of allowing them to consume you creates space for something ing new.

12/27/2025

Want lasting happiness? Invest in your connections to other people, suggest Robert Waldinger MD and Marc Schulz PhD, codirectors of the longest-running scientific study on well-being. Here, they sh…