happiness

  1. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    Warning signs your childhood issues are ruining your relationships

    By Colleen Crane, MSW, LCSW on Jun 30, 2011
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    Whether you come from an abusive family or a just a “normal” dysfunctional family, childhood issues can create problems in all areas...
  2. Parenting Advice & Columns

    New book explores secrets to being happy mom

    By Sarah W. Caron on May 24, 2011
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    Motherhood is hard, but it can be happy, too. A new book by Meagan Francis offers a blueprint for being The Happiest Mom.
  3. Self Improvement & Mental Health

    6 Ways nature can boost your mood

    By Michele Borboa, MS on May 20, 2011
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    If you're suffering from the moody blues, anxiety or angry stress, the key to your mental health may be right outside your door....
  4. Color and paint

    How lighting can affect your mood

    By Julie Ruditzky Loffredi on May 10, 2011
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    On a bright and sunny day, do you feel noticeably cheery? Does your energy tend to plummet on dark days? If you said yes, you are...
  5. Wellness

    Resiliency: Get skills to be happier and healthier

    By Kristina Marquez on May 6, 2011
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    Lance Armstrong faced a devastating diagnosis that changed his life. He battled cancer and survived – and came back to cycling and...
  6. Living

    10 Sweet surprises to brighten your day

    By Aly Walansky on May 2, 2011
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    Ready to start each day with a spring in your step? Try these 10 sweet surprises to brighten your - or someone else's - day!
  7. Single Girls' Guide

    4 Steps to happiness

    By Jessica Padykula on Apr 7, 2011
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    Corny but true: You really do need to love yourself before you can love someone else. Happiness and self-love go hand in hand. To...
  8. Birthdays & Celebrations

    Jokes for April Fools' Day

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Mar 31, 2011
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    Whoopee cushions, gum that turns your mouth inky and handshake buzzers are certainly great April Fools' Day props, but you can be...
  9. Mom & Dad

    Friends are good for your health

    By Tiernan McKay on Mar 30, 2011
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    Many moms are swamped with their family's schedule and household responsibilities, so establishing and maintaining friendships can...
  10. Dating

    3 Important relationship don'ts

    By Kori Ellis on Feb 22, 2011
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    For your relationship to work and for you to be truly happy, you need to break some bad habits. Don't let these relationship don'ts...
  11. Happiness & Friendship

    Mental health: Can you get over childhood trauma?

    By Michele Borboa, MS on Feb 18, 2011
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    Television writer Tracy McMillan managed to work her way into a killer Hollywood career -- a privileged world of pool houses,...
  12. Marriage

    Avoid man-hating with the girls

    By Noelle Nelson on Feb 9, 2011
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    We can pretty much bet that when we get together with our girlfriends after work or on the weekends the subject is (shocker!): MEN.
  13. Dating

    Finding love: Understanding what you need

    By Kori Ellis on Feb 4, 2011
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    If you're drifting from one dead-end relationship to the next, some self assessment is necessary before you can find a happy,...
  14. Dental & Vision

    10 Reasons to smile right now

    By Kori Ellis on Feb 4, 2011
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    Flash those pearly whites and show a big smile. Smiling is good for your health, happiness and success. Here are 10 reasons that you...
  15. Happiness & Friendship

    Overcome toxic emotions to improve your relationships

    By Alberto Villoldo, PhD on Jan 27, 2011
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    You are always in relationship with another, be it your beloved, your family, the taxi driver or yourself. Relationships bring out...
  16. Wellness

    Sticking to your healthy New Year's resolutions

    By Karen Hawthorne on Jan 26, 2011
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    There you were on the eve of 2011, declaring it would be the year you eat healthier, exercise more and lose 10 pounds. But did you...
  17. Mom & Dad

    5 Ways to be a happier mom this New Year

    By Sarah W. Caron on Jan 19, 2011
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    Want this year to be your best year? Who doesn't?! Here's how to up your happiness factor with a few simple life changes.
  18. Mom & Dad

    Why all moms need good mom friends

    By Naomi de la Torre on Jan 3, 2011
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    Do you ever find yourself at the local park scoping out the moms like you’re desperate and single again? If so, don’t worry that you...
  19. Wellness

    10 Ways to take control of your health

    By Kathy A. Johnson on Dec 23, 2010
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    Have the last few weeks of family gatherings and holiday festivities left you feeling unhealthy and out of control? Take heart — a...
  20. Wellness

    Mind-body connection: The psychology of healing

    By Laura Carson Miller on Dec 21, 2010
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    What does being healed mean to you? How much does the mind truly affect your ability to recover after an illness, undergoing surgery...
  21. Fashion & Style

    5 Simple rules for feeling younger

    By Jessica Padykula on Dec 2, 2010
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    No one loves the idea of wrinkles or a less-than-glowing complexion, but what about feeling younger? Forget lotions and potions....