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Dodge the hug, not the handshake

Palm-to-palm contact is crucial if you want to make a good impression

by Julia McKinnell - Monday, November 12, 2012
Saying good riddance to bad ex-boyfriends

How to make a clean break when your ex is a jerk who won’t take no for an answer

by macleans.ca - Thursday, November 1, 2012
Move over Ann Landers

New websites and apps allow users to anonymously crowd source feedback on breakups

by Fatima Arkin - Friday, October 26, 2012
What divorce can teach about marriage

Couples should fight more and not compromise

by Julia McKinnell - Tuesday, October 23, 2012
Jane Heller and how hard it is to care about a sick husband

When spouses become caregivers, it’s not always easy to stay positive

by Julia McKinnell - Thursday, October 18, 2012
‘How To Save Your Daughter’s Life’: lock her up

A criminal profiler advises keeping a tight rein on girls

by Julia McKinnell - Wednesday, October 10, 2012
Advice from a former Cosmo editor: how to make an impression at the office

No guts, no glory for working girls

by Julia McKinnell - Monday, October 1, 2012
When your doctor is an addict

Many drugs they prescribe end up in their own system

by Julia McKinnell - Wednesday, September 26, 2012
Hold it! Some kids have a phobia of going poo

Children with functional constipation are normal in every respect except one

by Julia McKinell - Thursday, September 20, 2012
Learning to love with Asperger syndrome

It’s not easy living with a man who will only say ‘I love you’ once a day, max

by Julia McKinnell - Thursday, September 13, 2012
How to prepare for your bar or bat mitzvah

Common fears include fainting, laughing and dropping the Torah

by Julia McKinnell - Thursday, September 6, 2012
Marriage, men, and mother syndrome

If you supervise your husband like one of your kids, you’ve got problems

by Julia McKinnell - Tuesday, August 21, 2012
When your boss is almost a psychopath

Or your doctor wants to have sex or your caregiver weasels her way into your will…

by Julia McKinnell - Thursday, August 16, 2012
How to retrain your rainy brain

Research into the ‘optimist gene’ shows that you can always be on the sunny side

by Julia McKinnell - Tuesday, August 7, 2012
The secret life of plants. No, really.

Even if they can’t hear a word you say, a botanist says they can see, smell and feel

by Julia McKinnell - Wednesday, July 18, 2012
How to make $100,000 a day

Author insists can do it without a bank loan, an M.B.A. or a business plan

by Julia McKinnell - Tuesday, July 3, 2012
10 other pranks that will spice up your relationship

Pranks are a classic way to set the mood, says Fox News. I couldn’t agree more

by Jessica Allen - Friday, June 22, 2012
Mad moms and their children: Author points the blame

Author identifies various types of difficult mothers: Neglectful, Envious, Angry, Narcissistic.

by Julia McKinnell - Thursday, June 21, 2012
Mom vs. kids in battle of hard work

How one mom changed her children’s attitudes, $1 at a time

by Julia McKinnell - Monday, June 11, 2012
Sleepover camp is just what kids—and parents—need

Overnight camp is good for kids, so get over your ‘childsickness’

by Julia McKinnell - Tuesday, June 5, 2012

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