Nothing takes your breath away faster than finding out someone you love is seriously ill. You’re not alone in feeling at a loss for what to say. And when the time comes for you to reach out, don’t ...

It’s hard to summon any words when someone dies—let alone the right ones. That’s why so many of us let the sympathy cards do the talking. “As a society, we’re uncomfortable with death and grief. We’re ...

Figuring out what to say when someone dies can, at times, feel impossible. You might be afraid of saying the wrong thing to someone who is grieving and worry that your well-meaning sympathy text could ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. It’s a wonder that anyone remembers anyone else’s name after just meeting. Most people are visually wired, ...

We’ve all been caught in a moment where we zoned out mid-conversation and completely lost our focus on what the other person was saying. It's an especially common occurrence in people whose minds ...