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This article by AnnaMarie Houlis first appeared on Fairygodboss and  has been republished with permission.

Chronic pain affects anywhere from 11% to 40% of people in the United States, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In fact, in 2016, an estimated 20.4% of U.S. adults had coped with chronic pain, and 8% of U.S. adults had high-impact chronic pain. 

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

This article by AnnaMarie Houlis first appeared on Fairygodboss and has been republished with permission.

More than 90 percent of the population marries by age 50, according to the American Psychological Association. But just because people get married, doesn't mean they really understand marriage.

We asked women who've been married for at least a decade to share what they've learned about marriage. According to them, you don't truly get marriage until you've been married this long. Here's what there is to grasp...

For example, when you start cutting friends out because of your partner, it's a sure-fire indicator that something isn't right here

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

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. 

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

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

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.