EXCERPT: You live and seek a balanced lifestyle: This is a sign of health because it means you won’t neglect important aspects of your life, such as your loved ones, your fitness, or your emotional health. Balance allows you to function and live in a more complete way. —Yvonne Thomas, PhD, psychologist. Read more here.
EXCERPT: When I was single, I remember spending hours mentally preparing myself for first dates. I’d run through conversation topics to bring up if we reached an awkward silence. I’d memorize online dating profiles. But this didn’t safeguard me against first date mistakes. Apparently, some of the most common dating conventions end up setting us back.
EXCERPT: When your move involves a concrete change that you know will help you get closer to the life you want, you should see it as a positive thing. “Good reasons to consider a move to a new city include being accepted to a college program at a school you want to go to, getting
EXCERPT: “Being vulnerable actually takes more courage and inner strength than people realize,” says Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D., a psychologist in Los Angeles. Which is why you probably don’t want to start your vulnerability journey on a first date. You want to know your feelings will be protected and cared for by the person with whom
EXCERPT: One foolproof way to make sure you’re sending the right message to your followers, friends, and fans is to be very direct about how you feel, what you think and what matters to you. This might be easier said than done, but as psychologist Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D., explains, it’s less likely someone will misinterpret if
