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In the face of conflict and harm, schools have traditionally punished students. But there might be a better way.

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Forgiveness therapy in prison will reach a very small percentage of the nearly 2 million people locked up in the U.S. in 2025 ...

A new study suggests that if your aim is changing bad habits, you can build self-control by focusing on increasing your ...

When life feels rough, our instinct may be to retreat and withdraw from the world. But reaching out and helping others can ...

Sometimes, the things we can do for our happiness are small and easy: getting a little sun, saying thank you, lending a hand. Other times, they take a little more practice and work. That’s the case ...

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When my two sons, now young adults, were in elementary school, on some days my wife and I were sure they were lying with completely straight faces when we interrogated them about the status of ...

Before you think about your answer, let me clarify: I’m specifically asking what self-care is—not how do you take care of yourself? It’s amazing that an entire industry has built up around ...