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Kathleen McGowan

How To Fight—and How Not To
Learning to argue productively will keep you from damaging your relationships with loved ones.
Sex Shockers
Everything you know about sex is only a first step. Most advice for couples doesn't go far enough—as a result, basic truths about long-term passion are surprising.
The Art of the Tease
Teasing is fun, but can often be misconstrued. How to tease the right way.
It's a Bird... It's a Plane... It's a Girl?
Feminine heroics are private, fueled by empathy rather than displays of physical strength and power.
Nancy Grace on Endurance
Former hardball prosecutor Nancy Grace talks about injustice, tolerance and endurance.
Where The Wild Things Are
The idea that one can do drugs, barter for goods and live out fantasies in a controlled environment (ie: the Nevada desert) for a short time before rejoining society makes Burning Man appealing to all kinds of folks.
Relax—Everything Is Under Control
People rarely become hysterical during disasters—even if they are inwardly terrified.
The Hidden Side of Happiness
Pleasure only gets you so far. A rich, rewarding life often requires a messy battle with adversity.
Making Your List, Checking It Twice
The best way to clarify your priorities and organize your goals for a new year is to write it all down.
Second Nature
Your personality isn't necessarily set in stone. With a little experimentation, the ornery and bleak can reshape their temperaments and inject pluck and passion into their lives.
Typically Twisted
Taboo impulses can be titillating... but more often they're a source of concern for those who harbor secret wishes or unusual desires. If you prefer gallows humor to slapstick or kinky to vanilla, take heart: Dark inclinations have their own logic and benefits.
May the Tallest Man Win
In elections, birth order and height may matter as much as policies and people skills.
Mind Control: Unwanted Thoughts
Trying hard not to think about something almost guarantees that it will pop up in your consciousness.
Computers: Mac Attack
People place higher expectations of performance on their PCs, which makes breakdowns much more frustrating.
Seven Deadly Sentiments
Evolutionary psychology helps us understand why we are ashamed of having forbidden thoughts that make us feel like lousy people. It tells us that these shameful feelings are hardwired—strategies that led to success on the Pleistocene savanna.
Seven Deadly Sentiments
A list of shameful feelings that many people have but few people admit to.
The Sims: The Game of Life
In the game The Sims, players must control every aspect of their characters' lives, or suffer the consequences. Without constant coddling, your Sims will turn cranky or lonely.
Addiction: Pay Attention
Heroin and chocolate cake have a nasty way of crowding out the rest of the universe. The country's chief addiction expert argues that the propensity to drink, overeat and take drugs is a matter of attention gone awry.
Your Own Personal Jesus
As Americans have become more Jesus-loving than God-fearing, the symbol of Jesus has changed.
The Power Couple of Therapy
The best therapeutic relationship has elements of a friendship and working partnership, regardless of the type of therapy.

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