Elizabeth Laura Nelson

“Parenting” has become a competitive sport. But it’s kids who are losing. Let your kids screw up.

Never ask a Libra where they want to go for dinner.

No energy at 3PM? The mid-afternoon slump is a well-known phenomenon.

Would you really rather not get older?

Clutter is a distraction, causing you to lose focus and get sidetracked, and it also signals your brain to feel that your work is never done.

The problem with people pleasing: You’re trying so hard to be good. So how come you feel so bad?

Honesty is supposed to be the cornerstone of a healthy relationship, and lying, an automatic dealbreaker. But should it be?

Being a parent isn’t everything.

In a marriage, should you really feel lonely that much of the time? And if so, then how lonely is too lonely?