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Obsessing about work mistakes? These six strategies can help you put these situations in perspective and find a productive way to move forward.

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As I look around my office, I know that one in ten of my colleagues have social anxiety. But I still feel like it’s my secret problem.

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As businesses across the world shutter — with little idea as to whether or when they’ll be able to reopen — countless people are left feeling like their careers have been put on hold.  Read...

Our parenting standards are high. As our children and families grow, we may struggle to stay on that perfect course.

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Small talk is about as dreary as the murky skies and as painfully vexing as the overcrowded parkway.

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I think we both sleep a little sounder curled up with each other. And as annoying and cliché as it sounds, it really won't last forever.

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Does anyone else feel like it’s tough to make new friends once you get older? You’re not alone in that feeling. Read...

Someone who I have never met asked me the other day over email if they could just pick my brain for a few minutes... Read...

The reality is that not everyone wants children. Read...

This article by Liv McConnell first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.

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Not to contribute toward society’s habit of picking apart feminine communication patterns, but I’ll say it: in my own life, at least, the tendency to over-apologize was something I had to put effort into unlearning. 

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