Feeling Meh? 10 Science-Based Tips for Getting Your Mojo Back!

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Feeling Meh? 10 Science-Based Tips for Getting Your Mojo Back!

You thought you’d be so excited about getting back out there—going back to work at the office, seeing friends in person again, going to bars and parties—but the truth is, you just really couldn’t care less. After all this time, now’s your chance and you have zero motivation. What’s going on???

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Are You Anxious About Getting Back to “Normal”

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Are You Anxious About Getting Back to “Normal”

Hip hip hooray! We can begin to go back to normal life again! Except… now that the long-awaited moment is nigh, people are apprehensive about returning to some of the activities they engaged in pre-covid. How can this be true? After over a year of severely restricting our interactions with others, why are so many people worried about what the future holds?

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Surviving the Holidays During Covid— Part 2

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Does heading home for the Holidays Give You the Heebie-Jeebies? Are you still recovering from Thanksgiving? Spending time with your family doesn’t have to drive you nuts! A little planning beforehand can make all the difference!

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Does Your Family Drive You Crazy? Next Time Try This.

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Does Your Family Drive You Crazy? Next Time Try This.

Going home is always complicated. Being with your family of origin is going to bring up all kinds of old feelings and behaviors; it’s practically inevitable. You can, however, use this as a chance to learn something about your younger self, and to understand more about why you are the way you are.

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How To Be an Anti-Racist: A 3-Step Plan.

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How To Be an Anti-Racist: A 3-Step Plan.

You can’t be a privileged white person and not screw up. You can’t. You were raised in a culture where racism is so pervasive that no matter how hard you try, you will undoubtedly say something that comes across as thoughtless or even cruel. Here is a 3-step plan to help you find your own way as an antiracist ally.

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“Whelming”— First in a Series on Online Dating Tips and Faux Pas

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“Whelming”— First in a Series on Online Dating Tips and Faux Pas

Should you unmatch anyone who “whelms” you? Does it definitely mean they are a jerk, or is there another way to look at this irritating behavior? Could your true match be lurking behind those annoying texts?

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3 Important Things to Talk About Before You Move In Together

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3 Important Things to Talk About Before You Move In Together

Moving in together is often much harder than you think it’s going to be! Read on for some practical ideas about ways to prepare yourselves and avoid the resentments and arguments that commonly arise in couples who are newly living together.

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Are You Where You "Should" Be Right Now?

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Are You Where You "Should" Be Right Now?

3 Ways to Stop “Should-ing” On Yourself!

We all have ideas in our head, often just below our conscious awareness, of what each stage of our lives should look like. When we actually get there, reality rarely matches the construct we’ve been carrying around as “truth”.

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Dating When You Live With Your Parents

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Dating When You Live With Your Parents

Trying to have a normal dating life when you live at home with your parents can be frustrating and complicated. Read on for ways to communicate with your parents and manage the awkwardness so that you can have the social life you want and deserve to have as the adult you now are.

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Do Dating Apps Make It Harder To Find "The One"?

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Do Dating Apps Make It Harder To Find "The One"?

Everyone I know hates the dating apps. All the scrolling is exhausting and depressing, and the number of hotter, smarter, richer, more interesting people out there seems demoralizing. Here are some suggestions to make the whole process more rewarding.

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5 Ways to Beat Loneliness

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5 Ways to Beat Loneliness

You can be lonely even when you are surrounded by people; in fact, sometimes that can feel the most lonely of all!

There’s a lot going on in Los Angeles, but people are much more isolated than it appears. Here are some suggestions for ways to meet people in the big city.

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Why Are Millennials Not Having Sex?

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Why Are Millennials Not Having Sex?

Our culture makes it seem more rewarding to have a healthy resume than to have an IRL relationship with all it’s messy and complicated feelings.

Here are 5 reasons why Millennials and iGen’ers are having WAY less sex (64%!)

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"How To Get A Man" —Advice From 1958!

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"How To Get A Man" —Advice From 1958!

If you’re sick of dating apps, take a minute to enjoy just how far we’ve come!

And Maybe Get Some Good Ideas Along the Way…

 Here’s a sampling of some of the wisdom from 1958:

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Why Do We Keep Having the Same Bad Relationship with Different People?

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Why Do We Keep Having the Same Bad Relationship with Different People?

If you just broke up, it might take a month or so before you’ve stopped stalking them on Insta, and watching all your favorite sad movies on Netflix. Once you come back up for air, then you are probably ready to re-evaluate your relationship, so that you don’t make the same mistakes all over again. Here’s how to do it right the next time!

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