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How Shame Feels and What Makes It Toxic
— Sprawled on the hallway floor, skirt flying, hitting and kicking, I wrestled with Tina before a crowd of junior high school schoolmates, including a dozen boys from my class. Tina was a gang member...
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Avoiding BPA Exposure: Not So Easy Anymore
— By Roddy Scheer Dear EarthTalk: Why on earth would cans and other food storage containers contain toxic BPA that can make us sick? Is there any way to avoid it? – Melinda Billings, Hixson, TN If you...
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: How Do I Keep My Department From Becoming Toxic?
— I’m having a social problem at work. I’m a female student in a physics PhD program. This means that I’m in kind of a weird spot where: (1) my coworkers are also kind of supposed to be my friends, and...
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Ask Dr. NerdLove: We’re On A Break. What Does That Mean?
— Hey Dr. NerdLove, So I had a decade long relationship with a lady (We’ll call her B) which came to an end. We both realised we needed to do things for ourselves and work on becoming better more...
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Digital Toxins
None of us are 100% immune to toxic content no matter how strong a personality we possess. We can work hard to curate our online feeds and it may just never be enough. Content curating is hard work if...
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Seeking Approval to Fit In
— How much do you need to seek approval to fit into your gender culture? “When I’m with other men, I might fall into a toxic pattern of seeking approval. I do and say things that I’m ashamed of. I go...
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To Hell With Toxicity
Sometimes, I just look at our generation and think to myself: “seriously?” Are we going to label this as socially acceptable? Will we continue to take pride in something so poisonous, especially in...
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Toxic World
— What elements in your world are toxic and destructive for men? “Men are the canaries in the coal mine of a world out of balance.” Jed Diamond, author, men’s health advocate . . Comment below, or...
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Is Our Version of Positivity Becoming Toxic?
“Everything will be fine” “Stay positive! It could be worse” Chances are you’ve heard a phrase like these before if you’ve ever gone through a difficult time — even more so during COVID-19. Usually,...
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Ready To Give up on Dating? Watch This… [Video]
. . I can’t tell you how many times a week someone online says to me: “Matthew, I’ve had enough. I’m just going to give up on dating altogether.” It may be because they are sick of getting their...
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Should We Feel What We Actually Feel in This ‘Positive-Vibe-Only’ World?
I’ve googled and found out that Greek poet Hesiod (c. 700 bc) once said, Observe due measure; moderation is best in all things. And I’m a firm believer of moderation, including in positivity. I have...
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Toxic [Video]
By Omeleto . . Darren has agreed to give Irene a ride to a birthday party they’re attending together. The two met earlier at another birthday party, but Irene doesn’t remember him. Darren, though,...
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To Compare Is To Despair: How To Control Jealousy and Insecurity
Today in this video, John Keegan explains why “To Compare is to Despair”: by comparing your self to others you are playing a dangerous game of self-sabotage. True, a select few people use comparison...
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The Half Life of Affairs
Affairs are like plutonium. What’s the half-life of plutonium? Oh, only 24,000 years. That’s it. A drop in the bucket of humankind. Affairs may not last long, but their half-lives are infinitely...
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5 Major Signs That You’re in a Toxic Relationship
How do you feel about your relationship (or relationships) in your life right now? Do you feel nourished and safe within them, or do you often walk away feeling uneasy for reasons that you can’t...
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6 Signs You’re Dating a Toxic Person
Ever been on the end of a phone call where the person you love is screaming at you? Feels terrible, right? If this happens regularly, eventually their negative energy will bring you down. Here are 6...
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How To Stop Aspiration From Becoming Toxic Desperation
Thoreau wrote, “The mass of men lead lives of quiet desperation.” I’m not sure the masses are quietly desperate. But maybe you know what Thoreau was writing about. Any dream you can’t act-toward...
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20 Toxic Takeaways From My 20s
Below is a list of common, bizarre, funny, misguided but definitely toxic and unhealthy ideas about romance. Some of these were from me, some from others. But if you see something you currently...
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I Need Help!
Heroes Have Feelings, Too The moment I realized I needed help remains distinct in my mind: my son was in my office space, resisting being on camera for his morning Kindergarten Zoom session, and I was...
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Factory Farms Are a Deadly Nuisance
By Tarah Heinzen When most people think about air pollution, they may imagine power plant smokestacks or car tailpipes. But an alarming new study forces us to think about deadly air pollution from...
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