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Friends
The New Rules of Friendship: Navigating Modern Connections

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on January 13, 2026

Here are 12 modern rules of friendship with tips for navigating digital boundaries, avoiding friendship burnout, and nurturing meaningful connections both online and offline.

Here are 12 modern rules of friendship with tips for navigating digital boundaries, avoiding friendship burnout, and nurturing meaningful connections both online and offline.

Divorce
Staying Friends With an Ex: Smart or Risky?

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on November 25, 2025

Staying friends with an ex is possible and may be good for you. Here are benefits, risks, and practical tips for healthy post-breakup connections.

Staying friends with an ex is possible and may be good for you. Here are benefits, risks, and practical tips for healthy post-breakup connections.

Narcissism
Do Narcissists Commit Suicide?

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on November 3, 2025

Some narcissists find severe threats to their self-esteem and self-worth intolerable and seek to end their pain at any cost.

Some narcissists find severe threats to their self-esteem and self-worth intolerable and seek to end their pain at any cost.

Narcissism
Recognizing and Healing From Narcissistic Abuse

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on April 25, 2025

Narcissists don’t like a person for who they are, they like them for what they can do for the narcissist. Here are 6 tips for healing from narcissistic abuse.

Narcissists don’t like a person for who they are, they like them for what they can do for the narcissist. Here are 6 tips for healing from narcissistic abuse.

Stress
Turn Back the Clock: Don’t Let Stress Add Years to Your Age

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on February 7, 2025

Science confirms you’re only as old as you feel. If you’re exposed to stress-inducing stimuli without an emotional safety plan, you’ll age yourself a lot quicker than nature would.

Science confirms you’re only as old as you feel. If you’re exposed to stress-inducing stimuli without an emotional safety plan, you’ll age yourself a lot quicker than nature would.

Friends
Feeling Homesick?

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on November 26, 2024

Homesickness can be experienced at any age and it can impact performance, belonging, and well-being. Here are suggestions for coping with a variety of forms.

Homesickness can be experienced at any age and it can impact performance, belonging, and well-being. Here are suggestions for coping with a variety of forms.

Aging
Sex Is Not Just for the Young

Suzanne Degges-White Ph.D. on November 8, 2024

Have you heard about the grandmother who skydived for the first time at 80? She had a collection of risqué VHS tapes she hid in Disney movie cases. Sex isn't just for the young!

Have you heard about the grandmother who skydived for the first time at 80? She had a collection of risqué VHS tapes she hid in Disney movie cases. Sex isn't just for the young!

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