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A pregnancy, a staircase, and some very untimely gas taught me that laughter can end a fight faster than any argument. Here’s how to use humor as a repair tool, and when to put the joke down.

Compete, avoid, accommodate, compromise, or collaborate? Learn the 5 conflict styles couples use and how couples therapy can help you find what works.

Back to school is filled with firsts, and it can be hectic, stressful, and emotional — for all of us. When the school year begins, expectations run high, time is at a premium, and we often feel a bit behind. The following are some tips and strategies for managing this transition and addressing the stressors that may accompany it.

In grad school, I once spent hours on my hands and knees deep-cleaning the grout between my kitchen tiles. I was mid-thesis and procrastinating hard. Later, I told a colleague what I'd done. She laughed and admitted she'd deep-cleaned her oven before finishing her dissertation. Procrasti-cleaning. It's a thing. Let's make it viral. Sometimes procrastination looks like cleaning out your closet, answering every email in your inbox, going down a rabbit hole on the internet about

An organized home isn't one that never gets messy. It's one where the people living there know where things belong.

Our interactions seem more satisfying when we repeat his words and acknowledge that we heard and understood him. I see it in him because I know it in myself. There's a powerful felt sense, a relaxation, when my loved ones take the time to really "get me."