Tag Archives: Creativity

Tip of the Week: Stand Up for Creativity

Go ahead and be supportive of creativity if you want. But what the title really means is that new research suggests standing results in higher levels of creativity compared to doing the same task while sitting. Groups were given 30 minutes to … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week – Creativity at Home Makes You Better at Work

Creativity and expression has long been known to be useful as a stress reliever. New research shows that exercising creativity outside of work helps improve performance on the job. The study didn’t answer the question why but one hypothesis is … Continue reading

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What Others Had To Say This Week

Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… I don’t feel male and I don’t feel female, La Roux opens up about her sexuality – Liam Johnson Healthy guilt vs toxic guilt – Patrick McCurry Feelings Are About Love – … Continue reading

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What Others Had To Say This Week

Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… How to Start Separating Yourself from a Codependent Relationship –  Margarita Tartakovsky, M.S. The Three Questions You Should Ask to Think More Critically – Whitson Gordon Reading Between the Lines of Your Partner’s … Continue reading

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What Others Had To Say This Week

Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… The Polyamorists Next Door – Elizabeth Sheff, Ph. D. Looking for Love Online – Jenny Seifert New York Police to Limit Seizing of Condoms in Prostitution Cases – Marc Santora … Continue reading

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What Others Had To Say This Week

Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… 6 fascinating things you never knew about sexual satisfaction – Anna Puley What is feminist porn? – Pandora Blake Tina Belcher’s Sexual Revolution – Gabrielle Moss Intersex: What is It, … Continue reading

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A World of Grey – 50 Shades and More…

Our culture loves to think of the world in absolutes. Right or wrong. Yes or no. Good or bad. Unfortunately that mindset can make life much more difficult. The reality is that much of the world we navigate through consists … Continue reading

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What Others Had To Say This Week

Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… Make Friends with Your Loneliness – Tammy T. Stone How to Be in a Relationships When You’re Single – Kara-Leah Grant The Value of Allowing Conflict – Patrick McCurry 5 … Continue reading

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What Others Had To Say This Week

Interesting blog posts and news stories from the past week… Would You Have an Open Relationship? – Zhana Vrangalova, Ph.D. Spank You Very Much – William Saletan How to Flirt – Backed by Scientific Research – Eric Barker Researchers Find Boosting Depression-Causing Mechanisms in … Continue reading

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Tip of the Week

Recent research out of the University of Minnesota suggests that keeping a neat and organized desk or workspace has benefits…but so does being messy. The study found evidence that keeping an organized desk promotes positive actions like healthy eating, not … Continue reading

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