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Elizabeth Svoboda

Field Guide to The Pack Rat: Closet Cases
Hard times can awaken the hoarder within. Your trash is my treasure.
Pay It Forward
Random acts of kindness really do make you feel happier and in control.
A Field Guide to the Cynic
Nothing really matters to these bitter (yet entertaining) pessimists.
Cultivating Curiosity
How to explore the world: Developing a sense of wonder can be its own reward.
Field Guide to the People-Pleaser: May I Serve as Your Doormat?
Why are some people so focused on pleasing others that they sacrifice their own needs?
Domestic Drama: On-Again, Off-Again
What drives couples to repeatedly break up and then make up?
Solving the Mystery of Gaydar
The ability to discern sexual orientation may be based on scent—something strongly rooted in biology.
False Memory in a Flash
What happens in the brain at the moment something takes place may be essential to false-memory.
Ladies Who Lotto
Today's slot jockeys and lotto addicts are more likely than ever to be women.
Aging: Smart Guys and Dolls
Seniors keep their minds sharp by taking the stage, engaging their brains physically and emotionally without the deck of cards.
He's Just Not That Into You
Never take love advice from a married friend. People who are in love or are in a long-term relationship are the worst at identifying how other couples feel about each other.
Field Guide to the Loner: The Real Insiders
Loners are pitied in our up-with-people culture. But the introvert reaps secret joy from the solitary life.
Scents and Sensibility
"Sexual chemistry" is more than just a way of talking about heated attraction. Subtle chemical keys actually help determine who we fall for. But here comes news that our lifestyles may unwittingly undermine our natural sex appeal.
Field Guide: Sarcastic Masters
They're smart, they're funny, and they know it. But is cracking jokes that put other people down truly wise?
Dance Therapy: Spin Control
When the body swings, the mind is swayed. Therapy on the dance floor.
Domestic Drama: Prickly Pére
How to handle a problem parent. What are your obligations to a parent who's smothering or abusive?
The Loner: At Home in the World

Are you an introvert? How to break out of your shell—your way.

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