Dear Abby advises a woman who seems lost in her life after experiencing depression and several health issues. Shutterstock DEAR ABBY: I am a single, 52-year-old woman, never married with no kids. I ...

Dear Eric: My best friend of nearly 50 years has been diagnosed with cancer, and the prognosis isn’t good. Naturally, I want to support her, but she’s making it very challenging. I just spoke with her ...

Dear Annie: I suffer from severe anxiety over everything. I am and have been on medication for some time and I do see a therapist, but nothing seems to help. I have my share of issues, but my mind ...

Most academics don’t become global celebrities. But in 2010, Brené Brown, a longtime professor of social work at the University of Houston, gave a TEDx Talk about her research on shame, empathy and ...

Note: This column originally ran in 2022. Dear Annie: I am at my wits’ end. I don’t know what to do for my 29-year-old grandson. He needs help, but I don’t know how to help him. This is what I call a ...

Parenting a teen is so rewarding, but let’s not sugarcoat it: it can also be hard work. You don’t want to leave them to their own devices, but equally we know it’s important to give them more space ...

Today, Marc Brackett is the founding director of the Yale Center for Emotional Intelligence. But he remembers what it was like to be a kid who struggled with his emotions. “I would sometimes just sit ...

Dear Eric: Lately I have been kind of a jerk to people around me, and although it is kind of a mystery as to why, I know it is something I need to get a handle on. I just don’t know how. Related ...

Humans like to believe that what they don't know can't hurt them. Now, a new study out of the University of Chicago suggests that tendency develops before we even hit our teenage years. Known as the ...

Dear Eric: Lately I have been kind of a jerk to people around me, and although it is kind of a mystery as to why, I know it is something I need to get a handle on. I just don’t know how. Asking Eric: ...