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A friendship expert shares the science of making and keeping friends
Psychologist Marisa Franco, author of a new book on the science of making and keeping friends, shares how to deepen the bonds in our platonic relatio…
3 years, 3 months ago
The omicron boosters are here. What you should know about them
They target the original coronavirus strain and the omicron subvariants causing most of the current infections. And they're available at pharmacies, …
3 years, 4 months ago
Dear LK: I uninvited my sister-in-law from our wedding
The bride said she was "pissed" because her future sister-in-law was bringing two unauthorized guests. Rachel Wilkerson Miller, editor-in-chief of Se…
3 years, 4 months ago
How to gamify your exercise routine
Exercising doesn't have to feel like a chore if you approach it like a video game, say fitness gamification researchers Dr. Mitesh Patel and Elizabet…
3 years, 4 months ago
3 tips for talking to your Latinx parents about mental health
Shame and stigma play a huge role in discouraging folks in the Latinx community from seeking mental health care — and talking about it with their fam…
3 years, 4 months ago
Simplify dinner (and cleanup) with these clever one-pan meals
NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to food writer Melissa Clark about her new book, "Dinner in One: Exceptional & Easy One-Pan Meals" — and gets tips on how t…
3 years, 4 months ago
Dear LK: My co-worker posted a terrible review about me!
A secretary asks if she should tattle-tale on a colleague who wrote an anonymous negative review about her. Career coach and HR professional Shanita …
3 years, 4 months ago
Learning a new skill can be easy — if you have the right mindset
Mastering a new hobby, like bowling or baking, can be a frustrating process. But experts say it doesn't have to be that way. If you set yourself up f…
3 years, 4 months ago
The sex ed most queer students never got
School health classes in the U.S. rarely include instruction about sex for LGBTQ students. Here's what it could look like if they did. (This episode …
3 years, 4 months ago
4 exercises that can prevent (and relieve!) pain from computer slouching and more
Vinh Pham, physical therapist and author of "Sit Up Straight: Futureproof Your Body Against Chronic Pain with 12 Simple Movements," explains why mobi…
3 years, 4 months ago