Author Lisa Sugarman shares her story of suicide loss, navigating loneliness and hypervigilance to find a life of purpose and hope. Lately, as the release of my memoir Surviving: Finding Hope After Suicide Loss approaches, I keep coming back to the ten-year-old girl I used to be. The girl who lost her father to suicide […]
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Melissa Dalton-Bradford explores travel, shared stories, and loss. Discover how these experiences redefine what it means to be a global citizen. In her memoir, Global Mom, Melissa Dalton-Bradford journeys across borders, through languages, and into the heart of cultures. This lifetime of travel informs her upcoming book, How to Save Democracy, growing from more than
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Telling the truth about suicide can feel impossible. Lisa Sugarman shares how honesty reshaped her grief and healing. For most of my life, I believed my father died of a heart attack. That’s what my mother told me when I was ten, on the day our life changed forever. That’s what our family told people;
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Finding purpose in retirement isn’t always easy. Discover four common challenges of life after work—and practical ways to redefine your next chapter. Retirement is often pictured as a golden season of freedom, but the reality can feel more complicated. For many, finding purpose in retirement means facing unexpected challenges—like adjusting to unstructured time, building new
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Struggling to find the right words? Talking about tragedy doesn’t have to feel impossible—use these simple steps to guide healing talks. When something heartbreaking happens—whether it’s a personal loss, a national tragedy, or a difficult event in your community—families often wonder how to handle the conversations that follow. Talking about tragedy with children, teens, or
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Read along with Linda Eyre as she shares how grandparents and grandchildren thrive when in-laws become cherished co-grandparents. Linda Eyre shares heartfelt guidance for today’s grandmothers, reflecting on the sometimes delicate—but deeply rewarding—relationships that form when children marry and their in-laws step into the role of co-grandparents. With warmth and wisdom, she shows how embracing
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Learning a language with kids can be playful and joyful—discover ten simple, fun ways to make it part of everyday life. If you’ve ever dreamed of your family speaking another language together—or if you simply want your kids to get a head start—there’s no better time to begin. Learning a language with kids doesn’t have
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Kids having trouble with friends? Learn how to help them work it out, make peace, and build stronger friendships—big time! Friendships are one of the best parts of childhood but also one of the trickiest. If your child is having trouble with friends, you’re not alone. From playground drama to playdate meltdowns, friendship problems can
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What happens when you give kids an unscheduled summer break? One mom finds magic in the mess of doing absolutely nothing. Every summer, parents scramble to fill the calendar with camps, activities, and enrichment programs—anything to keep kids busy and productive. But what if summer break wasn’t meant to be packed with plans? In this
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Crack the code on how Dad shows love—and how to show it back! Learn to speak his love language (without needing a translator). If you’ve ever handed Dad a heartfelt gift only to get a nod and a “Thanks, kid,” or if your husband silently fixes the garbage disposal but forgets your birthday, you might
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