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In today’s world of instant messaging, texting, email, and social media, have we lost the art of having face-to-face conversations?

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Are you fully present? Right now - are you focused on reading this blog post, or are you distracted by other stimuli in your environment...

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Have you ever heard the sentiment that someone skilled in something was a “born __________ (athlete, musician, teacher, speaker…)”? All...

Meet Miss Conception – AKA “contagious falsehoods” because they are so common. In honor of nutrition communication, how many of these...

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Over the past three years I have written blog posts listing lessons learned from hosting dozens of family members over the holidays. Last...

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Is anyone out there lacking motivation? I for one have noticed that the world seems to be in a major slump. The pandemic has zapped us...