As M. Katherine Shear, MD, professor of psychiatry at the Columbia University School of Social Work, puts it: “Grief is not one thing. It is a shorthand word for a complex, time-varying experience that is unique for each person and each loss.” There is no timetable for the healing process. “In general, grief usually evolves …
What you eat can have a major impact on how you feel emotionally. A diet rich in probiotics — which support the growth of “healthy” bacteria in the gut — is known to boost digestive health and can even improve a person’s immune system. But now an increasingly robust body of evidence suggests that gut …
When it comes to accomplishing your dreams — and getting credit for doing so — all we can say is, never underestimate the power of time. Time not only grants you the ability to use your talents, pursue your dreams and leave a lasting imprint on the world, but also gives others room to adjust …
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from Beyond the argument that faith in God is irrational—and therefore illegitimate by EMMA GREEN: In America, which sociologists often describe as a uniquely religious country compared with the rest of the Western world, a vast majority of people have faith. According to Pew, 86 percent of Millennials, or people aged 18-33, say they believe in …
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In her new book, Fields of Blood, Karen Armstrong argues against the idea that faith fuels wars. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . The point, once again, is fairly straightforward: Humans start wars and slaughter their enemies and blow themselves up for complicated reasons. …