It usually comes at the end of a long day, when you are most in need of rest and settling into the comfort of a warm bed, eager for respite. It is the arrival of “busy brain,” or “monkey brain” as the Buddhists refer to it because of the way random thoughts swing from “vine” to “vine. It’s the

Who moves? For decades, demographers and gerontologists have investigated the senior migration. Researchers talked about “amenity moves” when healthy retirees head for places with gentler climates and lower costs of living, and “assistance moves” when those same people return, less healthy and more

Tom and Dick Smothers argued over whom their mother liked best. Turns out it matters.Credit Smothers Brothers In the decade they’ve been sorting through the thorny tangle of family relationships and how they influence elder care, the sociologists J. Jill Suitor and Karl Pillemer have learned a lot

Many individuals who would like to make changes to how they think, feel, and behave often wonder why they think, feel, and behave the way they do. Understanding this is often a great starting point, as seeing how previous thoughts, feelings, and behaviors have developed is a good template to help

Three Ways to Incorporate Mindfulness With Your Baby inShare It’s not uncommon for new mothers to feel overwhelmed as they adapt to the myriad changes that becoming a mother requires. Adjusting to becoming a family of three, loss of pre-baby freedom, and sleep deprivation are all aspects of a