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Elizabeth Edwards And Us: Lessons In Resilience

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 06.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Breastcancer.org, Living News, Dcis, Dr. Judith Rich, Featured Contributor, Elizabeth Edwards, Resilience, Mayo Clinic, Breast Cancer, National Institute of Health, The Inner Life, Rielle Hunter, Living News

Elizabeth Edwards is more than just a victim. She's also a powerful champion for women's health care and cancer issues. This is where my story intersects with hers.

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In Friends We Trust -- Until They Let Us Down

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 05.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Friend, Living News, Trust, Relationships, Judgment, Threesome, Disappointment, Female, Breaking Living News, Living News

QUESTION Dear Irene, About three or four weeks ago, I broke up amicably with a guy I was dating because the relationship just wasn't growing romanti...

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You Already Know How to Lose Weight. Here's Why You're Not Doing It

Noah St. John | Posted 05.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Personal Health, Weight Loss, Diet, Diet Books, The Secret, Health, Living News

Your Why-Not-To's hide in your subconscious. That means, you don't go around thinking about what you're going to lose when you lose weight; but your Why-Not-To's are there all right.

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Why I Spat and Why You Should Care

Michelle Lamar | Posted 05.04.2009 | Living

Read More: 23andme, 23andMe Pregnancy, Living News, Genetic Testing, Women's Health, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Disease, Living News

My siblings and I don't have our parents, so being able to spit into a cup and find some of the answers to our family health history is a blessing and a tremendous opportunity.

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Big Hurts, Little Hurts and Apologies: How to Save a Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.29.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Women, Friendships, Living News, Conflict, Relationships, Apologies, Female, Fights, Apology, Living News

If your friend is unwilling or unable to forgive you, don't lash out in anger. Step back and learn from the experience.

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"Is Anybody Listening?" Teen Video Gains National Attention And A Presidential Visit

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 04.25.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Village High School Teen Video, Dr. Judith Rich, Pbs Newshour, Barack Obama, Impossible Dream, Is Anybody Listening? KCET, The Giving Life, Living News

This is a story about a group of teens that feared their futures were already being foreclosed. What they did about it resulted in a personal visit from Barack Obama.

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How could my friend and colleague undermine me?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 04.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Competition, Betrayal, Boundaries, Friends, Living News, Relationships, Envy, Author, Work, Writer, Undermine, Female, Reader Q & A, Living News

Dear Irene, I'm an award-winning author with a friendship dilemma. A long time friend told one of my clients that my agent was basically a 'nobody' and that I'm 'just a ghost writer.' Should I confront her?

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Will Your Future Be Changed By The Bad Economy...or Something Even Bigger?

Lee Stranahan | Posted 04.09.2009 | Business

Read More: Self-Help, Layoffs, Living News, The Balanced Life, Economic Stability, Economy, Circuit City, Media, Accountability, Newspaers, Bad Economy, Business News

Understanding the difference between the bad economy and the changing economy could be the key difference between just squeaking by in tough tough times and prospering.

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Friendship and Money: She's fired, you're not

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Stress, Emma Johnson, Female Friends, Living News, Unemployment, Relationships, Money, Economic Turndown, Pink Slip, Firing, Finances, Economy, Living News

Any major life change--including an unexpected job loss can increase the risk of a once-close friendship falling apart. As a result, the global recession is challenging untold numbers of female friendships.

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Impossible To Inevitable: Dare To Dream Big (And 5 Tips To Get You Started!)

Dr. Judith Rich | Posted 03.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Impossible Dream, Phillipe Petit, Dr. Judith Rich, Featured Contributor, Living News, Man on Wire!, The Academy Awards, The Oscars, Oprah Winfrey, Elizabeth Gilbert, Best Documentary Film 2009, Wire Walker, Twin Towers, Living News

Part One "So many of our dreams at first seem Impossible, then the...

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Friendless in Seattle: Searching for Answers

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.26.2009 | Living

Read More: Making Friends, Living News, Relationships, Healthy Relationships, No Friends, Stickiness, Female Friendships, Bonding, Prospecting Meeting People, Reader Q & A, Seattle, Friendless, Living News

You may be making bad choices when you choose potential friends. The odds are better that a friendship will "stick" when two people have a common thread, such as a shared interest.

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For Better or Worse: Marriage Can Wreck a Female Friendship

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.21.2009 | Living

Read More: Transition, Wedding, Marriage, Matchmaking, The Bride’s Survival Guide, Living News, Relationships, Female Friendship, Bride, Bridesmaid, Tension, Newlywed, Planning in Peace, Lifecycle, Sharon Naylor, Living News

Marriage is a milestone that often alters a couple's relationship with each other, as well as with those around them. For the new bride, it can herald...

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Valentine's Day: Not Just for Lovers

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.16.2009 | Living

Read More: The Daily Spy, Friendship, Día Del Amor Y La Amistad, Living News, Esther Howland, Friends, February 14th, Relationships, Valentine’s Day, Female Friendships, Greeting Cards, YstäväNpäIvä, Living News

The first handmade Valentine's Day cards in the 1800s weren't intended only for lovers. They also celebrated affection between friends and relatives.

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She's Just Not That Into You: Six Ways to Know When a Girlfriend's a Frenemy

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Trust, Judgmental, Movies, Mercurial, Fractured Friendships, Female Friends, She’s Just Not That Into You, Ambivalence, Inconsistent, Frenemy, Entertainment News, Possessiveness, Girlfriends, He’s Just Not That Into You, Female Friendships, Friendship, Relationships, Living News

Sometimes it's difficult to decide whether someone is truly a friend or may, instead, be a frenemy.

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TED: A Celebration of Ideas Worth Spreading

Linda Stone | Posted 03.13.2009 | Living

Read More: Environment, Democracy, Living News, Entertainment, Ted, Passion, Technology, TED Conference, Design, The Inner Life, Living News

This is a conference like no other. Speakers are asked to speak from the heart, to share their passions and knowledge, in 18 minute segments, which can then be viewed by anyone online.

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Nadya Suleman, Octuplets' Mom: Is Her Quest For Kids A Compulsion?

Mona Ackerman | Posted 03.08.2009 | Living

Read More: Self Esteem, Nadya Suleman, Mental Health, Living News, Octuplets Mom, Nadya Suleman Octuplets Mom, Featured Contributor, Living News

Q: I can't stop thinking about the woman who now has fourteen children. In fact, you could say that I am obsessed about the woman who is obsessed. I j...

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Asian Women: Rape And Hate Crimes

Jaemin Kim | Posted 03.06.2009 | Living

Read More: Gawker Media, Ethnicity, Chinese, White People, Michael Phelps, Gawker.com, Videogames, Anime, Sexism, Dating, Defamer, Racism, Racial Stereotypes, African Americans, Korean, Rape, Rachel Getting Married, Gawker, Asian Americans, Washington State, Los Angeles, Sexuality, Black People, Stereotypes, Spokane, Asians, Japanese, Nerds, Hate Crimes, Violence Against Women, Prejudice, Legal, Prosecution, Justice, Bigotry, Interracial Dating, Sexual Violence, Interracial Relationships, Fetish, Sexual Assault, Laws, Asian Women, Bias Crime, Living News, Women, Asian Fetish, Caucasians, Sex Crimes, Salon.com, Media Responsibility, Media Bias, Living News

Reducing Asian women into a sexual object is not funny, it is not flattering. It is perilous. We can see this when Asian women are subject to race-targeted sexual violence.

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Girlfriends with Pink Slips

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 03.01.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Women, Fired, Depression, Living News, Unemployed, Female Friendship, Economic Crisis, Economy, Termination, Layoff, Washington Post, Pink Slip, Slate, Black Monday, Job Cuts, Living News

The support of female friends can help a woman get over the traumatic emotional and financial losses associated with being fired or let go. What can friends do?

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Sophisticated Lady's Friendship Conundrum

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.17.2009 | Living

Read More: Self-Deprecating, Couple Friends, Living News, Work, Best Friends, No Friends, Nurturing Friendships, Moving, Female Friendships, Women’s Friendships, Reader Q & A, Shyness, Relationships, Living News

Just because two female friends are close doesn't mean that their spouses will feel the same way about one another.

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Cancer is a Bitch: An Interview with Author Gail Konop Baker

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.14.2009 | Living

Read More: Living News, Friends, Books, Style News, Female Friendships, Friendship by the Book, Breast Cancer, Declutter, Running, Sisterhood, Midlife, Gail Konop Baker, Cancer Is a Bitch, Cancer, Ductal Carcinoma in Situ, Dcis, Dacapo, Health, Living News

Gail Konop Baker: "Receiving a cancer diagnosis is like being forced to walk through fire. It isn't something you choose. It isn't something you can conjure in your mind."

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Best Friends: No Way Out?

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Women, Living News, Relationships, Female Friend, Mean Girl, Insecure, Reader Q & A, No Way Out, Female Friendship, Manipulative, High School, Std, Controlling, Toxic Friend, Abusive, Counselor, Promiscuity, Living News

Dear Irene: I wish I had an escape but I'm still in high school and I live a street away from her and she knows almost everything about me, even that I may have an STD.

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Becoming the Essential Green You! A Resolution To Live By

Deirdre Imus | Posted 02.11.2009 | Living

Read More: Vegetables, Living News, Pregnancy, Healthy Eating, Food, Red Meat and Cancer, Health, Green, Grocery Shopping, Organic Food, Healthy Eating Habits, Diet, Fruit, Meat, Vegetarian, Green Living, Mercury, Whole Grains, Vegetarianism, Organic, Going Green, Diets, Obesity, Dieting, Living News

In the past, the presumption was that if it's on the store shelves, it must be safe. But in fact, nothing could be further from the truth. Need proof? Cigarettes are sold everywhere.

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A Friendship Too Broken to Fix

Dr. Irene S. Levine | Posted 01.27.2009 | Living

Read More: Friendship, Fractured Friendships, Women, Friends, Living News, Ambivalence, Dumped, Hostility, Female Friendships, Style News, Irene S. Levine, Relationships, Living News

It's exceedingly difficult, usually impossible, to downgrade a romance to a platonic friendship after someone has been dumped.

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How Do You Want To Be Remembered?

Alex Pattakos | Posted 01.24.2009 | Living

Read More: Happiness, Living News, The Balanced Life, Living With Meaning, Alex Pattakos, Viktor Frankl, Health, The Giving Life, The Inner Life, Giving, Attitude, Balanced Life, Meaning, Living News

It's that time of year again! You know, when we not only should be in the "holiday spirit" but also should be preparing for the New Year. There is n...

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Mother Knows Best

Elizabeth Gregory | Posted 01.23.2009 | Living

Read More: Later Motherhood, Longevity, Living News, Infertility, Rajo Devi, Motherhood, Fertility, Family Friendliness, Omkari Panwar, Frieda Birnbaum, Health, Living News

Later moms are the agents of enormous social change, because their business savvyness and credentials are getting family and women's issues a hearing they've never had before

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