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Stories and Selves

Communication and well-being in our relationships.

Body Positivity

Tips to Guide Kids Toward Body Positivity

Haley Kranstuber Horstman Ph.D. on December 15, 2022

The holidays can be challenging, but teaching kids to love themselves (and their bodies) all year 'round doesn't have to be.

The holidays can be challenging, but teaching kids to love themselves (and their bodies) all year 'round doesn't have to be.

Miscarriage

Men Grieve Miscarriage Too

Haley Kranstuber Horstman Ph.D. on October 13, 2021

What's it like to grieve your spouse's pregnancy loss?

What's it like to grieve your spouse's pregnancy loss?

Infertility

Research-Based Tips for Supporting People With Infertility

Haley Kranstuber Horstman Ph.D. on April 23, 2021

Don't know how to support a friend struggling with infertility? Here's some research-based advice.

Don't know how to support a friend struggling with infertility? Here's some research-based advice.

Miscarriage

How to Support a Friend Coping with Miscarriage

Haley Kranstuber Horstman Ph.D. on February 16, 2021

When a friend has a miscarriage, it's hard to know what to say. Here are some research-based tips.

When a friend has a miscarriage, it's hard to know what to say. Here are some research-based tips.

November 2024 magazine cover

The Perfectionism Trap

When we fall prey to perfectionism, we think we’re honorably aspiring to be our very best, but often we’re really just setting ourselves up for failure, as perfection is impossible and its pursuit inevitably backfires.

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