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Psychotherapist and educator Melinda Bailey explains the benefits of using storytelling and hypnotherapy in her couples therapy practice.

Reconciling the risks and rewards of connecting with a formerly anonymous donor can be daunting. Quite often, the rewards far outweigh the risks, which can be managed.

If you were to give relationship advice to someone just starting to date, what would you say? Here's what a relationship scientist shared with his daughter for her 16th birthday.

意大利研究人员通过脑成像发现，与社会性疼痛相关的词语能激活大脑中与身体疼痛相同的区域，表明语义性疼痛与伤害感受性疼痛共享部分神经基底。这再次证明将大脑与身体割裂是一种谬误——来自社会经历的痛苦，与身体伤痛一样真实。

当一个人长期为他人提供情感支持后，往往会陷入”共情疲劳”的困境。本文提供两个关键建议：一是学会识别并为自身的疲惫感命名，二是主动寻求专业帮助。认知行为疗法与接纳承诺疗法均被证明对此有效。只有先照顾好自己，才能持续给予他人力量。

Learn to practice the kind of hope that empowers us against despair.

本文探讨以爱克服仇恨的可能性。在全球冲突与国内分裂日益加剧的背景下，作者呼吁重视对”爱”的学术研究。哈佛大学人类繁荣项目将爱划分为联结性与贡献性两个维度，并主张通过实证研究推动对爱的深入理解，从而促进人类繁荣与和平。

作者反思自身世界观的局限，认为真正有效的领导与生活方式应以人的需求为先，而非一味追求利润与生产力。将问题视为机遇、将服务他人作为核心驱动力，方能实现有意义且可持续的个人成长与社会贡献，找到”活得淋漓尽致”的真实自我。

When someone tries to connect in ways their partner doesn’t understand, it is easy to retreat into the same behaviors that spark the negative cycle. Here's what to do instead.