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My nephew Noah had a classmate in seventh grade who mocked him for being short. One day he came up to Noah after lunch and crouched down, as if he were trying to make himself the same height. “Is this what you see down here?” he teased.
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Put ‘Great Sex’ on Your Vacation To-Do List
  + stars: | 2023-08-01 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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These Chirping Sounds Can Soothe Your Anxiety
  + stars: | 2023-07-25 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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When Finding Your Bliss Means Floating, Naked
  + stars: | 2023-06-15 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Coping With Mother’s Day When You’re Grieving
  + stars: | 2023-05-12 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
This Mother’s Day, Kristin Anderson has something special planned: a long walk on the beach, followed by a visit to her mom’s favorite boardwalk ice-cream stand. On the way home, she’ll crank up a playlist of her mom’s beloved tunes and sing along. She’ll do it all by herself. Her mother died from cancer almost 17 years ago, when Ms. Anderson was 12.
You Need a Personal Theme Song
  + stars: | 2023-04-26 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
As Eileen Smith walked to the podium to deliver a speech recently, her heart pounded. She was addressing players, coaches and parents at her son’s lacrosse team banquet and felt emotional. Ms. Smith tried taking deep breaths to calm herself. It didn’t work.
I recently sat next to a married couple in a restaurant. For most of the meal, the wife kept up a steady chatter: about their kids, their elderly parents, and the family’s upcoming vacation. Her husband nodded, smiled and even patted her arm. But he hardly said a word.
I recently sat next to a married couple in a restaurant. For most of the meal, the wife kept up a steady chatter: about their kids, their elderly parents, and the family’s upcoming vacation. Her husband nodded, smiled and even patted her arm. But he hardly said a word.
Choose What to Dream Tonight
  + stars: | 2023-03-22 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
I recently chatted with a friend about dreams. I said I long to sail in my sleep. My friend was more specific. “I want a day of fly fishing, then a 1970s-style night on the town with Farrah Fawcett,” he said. “Oh, and to fly, like Superman.”
The Superpowers of Highly Sensitive People
  + stars: | 2023-03-07 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
I cried three times in three days recently. When I heard a country song on the radio about a son missing his late father. When I saw the moon, Venus and Jupiter rise above a stunning sunset. And when the massive old iguana that lived in my backyard—that I’d hated—died unexpectedly. “I know he was a nuisance, but I feel really bad for him,” I told a neighbor.
Time Is Zooming By. Four Ways You Can Slow It Down
  + stars: | 2023-02-21 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Feel like time is moving faster than ever? You’re in good company. Stanford University behavioral scientist Jennifer Aaker was walking her dog with her father recently when she stopped suddenly. She told her dad that she had to turn back because she had work to do. The pair was four minutes into their daily stroll.
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Lying in bed each night, Andy Buelow often finds himself thinking one thought over and over: How awesome it was to ride the ferry across Lake Michigan as a kid. Mr. Buelow pictures himself back on the ship, imagining the whir of the engines, the smell of steam, the rushing water and the cold spray on his face.
The Science-Backed Ways to Change Your Personality
  + stars: | 2023-01-10 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Many of us have one aspect of our personality we’d love to change. A short temper. A penchant for procrastination. For years, researchers thought it was impossible to change your personality. It was fully formed by early adulthood and that’s it.
Create a Postpandemic Life Full of Rich Connection
  + stars: | 2022-12-28 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
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Flo Schell looked forward to the holidays in years past, putting up the Christmas tree and baking cookies. This year is different. Her husband has dementia, which makes it difficult for her to gather with friends and family. He’s often uncomfortable around other people, and she doesn’t like going out by herself.
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Why We’re All Forgetting Things Right Now
  + stars: | 2022-11-03 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Grant Shields was teaching a college seminar to 24 students last week when his mind went blank. He’d forgotten the name of his teaching assistant. “I was embarrassed,” says Dr. Shields, who thought he heard students laugh when he said the wrong name, then struggled to recover. “I wish my memory was as good as it used to be.”
What’s scary? Different people get spooked by different things, but few of us are more qualified to rank the world’s best frights than Mathias Clasen, director of the Recreational Fear Lab at Aarhus University in Denmark. Research by Dr. Clasen and others shows that scary entertainment can help soothe our anxiety, bond us with others, and maybe even make us more resilient. Here are his top picks.
Learn to Like the Most Annoying Person in Your Life
  + stars: | 2022-10-18 | by ( Elizabeth Bernstein | ) www.wsj.com   time to read: 1 min
Carla Madrigal says she disliked her co-worker Ben from the minute she met him—bristling at his “close minded” views and habit of swiping her newspaper. For months, they bickered. Ms. Madrigal would take walks outside the office just to calm down. Then one day Ben asked her about a favorite book she kept on her desk. Ms. Madrigal lent it to him, and when he returned it he told her he’d loved it.
Elizabeth Anne BernsteinElizabeth Bernstein writes the “Bonds: On Relationships” column for The Wall Street Journal, which explores social psychology and the manifold aspects of human interactions. In her column, she focuses on how we can best relate—to others and to ourselves. Ms. Bernstein has been at the Journal for more than 20 years and has previously covered higher education, philanthropy, psychology and religion at the paper, all areas in which personal relationships loom large. Ms. Bernstein received a bachelor’s degree in journalism and English from Indiana University and a master’s degree in journalism with honors from Columbia University. She has completed a Knight Science Journalism Fellowship at MIT, which focused on brain science, and a Rosalynn Carter Fellowship for Mental Health Journalism.
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