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woman in gym using smartphone, perhaps using or promoting #fitspiration
Health

Can ‘Fitspiration’ Provide Fitness Guidance?

Using social media to find your exercise program

By Robert H. Shmerling, M.D., Harvard Health Blog | June 14, 2024
at a gym: a middle aged woman in the foreground and the older man she has a crush on in the background.
Advice for Life

Happily Married Despite Having a Crush

Should the wife with the crush be concerned?

June 14, 2024
Article on Skip-Gen Travel with a Civil Rights Focus
Family

Skip-Gen Travel with a Civil Rights Focus

Bonding and learning

By Annie Tobey | June 7, 2024
Are Deceased Wife’s Photos a Bad Sign? A grieving man, with an empty chair and coffee cup beside him, a framed photo in his hand. By dmytro zinkevych
Advice for Life

Are Deceased Wife’s Photos a Bad Sign?

When a widower displays the photos years later – even in the bedroom

By Amy Dickinson | June 7, 2024
three women fighting, by Katarzyna Bialasiewicz. Tired of Family Fights
Advice for Life

Tired of Family Fights

After decades of drama, one sibling has had enough

By Amy Dickinson | May 31, 2024
Three middle-aged female friends laughing together on a beach walk. Image by photographerlondon. How can you know if a new food and exercise plan is working? Look for these six signs that your lifestyle changes are paying off.
Health

Is Your Food and Exercise Plan Working?

6 ways to know if new health habits are paying off

By Carrie Dennett, MPH, RDN – Environmental Nutrition | May 24, 2024
A woman's hands, typing on an Apple laptop. Image by Mimagephotography. Used with article 'For readers of Ask Amy"
Advice for Life

To Readers of ‘Ask Amy’

Big news from the advice columnist

By Amy Dickinson | May 24, 2024
front view of a German wirehaired pointer lying down. Image by jarihin. Used with article on the importance of dog training and Cathy M. Rosenthal's take on Gov. Kristi Noem's decision to kill her 14-month-old German Wirehaired Pointer.
Cathy M Rosenthal

The Importance of Dog Training

Animal behavior issues should be managed with humane solutions

By Cathy M. Rosenthal | May 22, 2024
An exasperated mother and father look on as their young adult son uses the TV remote. Article on When the Kids Move Back Home. There may come a time when adult children need to be treated like roommates or tenants, rather than kids.
Family

When the Kids Move Back Home

Considering the financial aspects

By Ella Vincent, Kiplinger’s Personal Finance | May 20, 2024
depressed young man, by Dragoscondrea. Used with Ask Amy column on what to do with a troubled son at home
Advice for Life

Troubled Adult Son Living at Home

And his behavior is getting worse

By Amy Dickinson | May 17, 2024

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