A newsletter that riffs on the science and practice of relationships. We tackle (and sometimes tickle) the complexities of relationships between people and between life roles.
| Platform |  | Pricing | Freemium | Publishes | Weekly |
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| Issues | 161 | Founded | 3 years ago | Last Issue | 6 days ago |
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In Defense of the High Five
A conversation with Eli Susman about micropractice and a book giveaway
As a couples therapist and academic, I'm generally suspicious of anything that promises results in 30 seconds. Most of what walks into my office took years to build, an...
The Tao of Pooh and the True Nature of Understanding
With my book launch one month away, I’ve been thinking about where it all began: with the question of why so many of us feel so misunderstood by the people closest to us. And why, despite our best efforts, we so often fall short in understa...
Wall Street's Relationship Advice
Because your investment portfolio and your relationship have the same blind spots, a Q&A with finance professor Alex Edmans.
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A weird human glitch: our own hurt makes it hard to see we are hurting others.
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Clinical psychologist, faculty at Brown University, author of Work, Parent, Thrive & nap enthusiast. I write about the artful science of growing a happier, healthier relational life. Bylines at Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, & others.
Never mind self-help. Tune into the human frequency.
Private investigator with 25+ years in law enforcement. I write about real investigations, human behavior, credibility and deception — and what they can teach us about separating facts from convincing stories
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