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Articles: How to Spot an Abuser

Do you sometimes mistake psychological abuse for compatibility? Look to friends for help.

Articles: Creating Emotionally Intelligent Parenting Networks

In a time of toxic stress, Maurice J. Elias says it's time for parents to support each other's emotional development.

Articles: How to Idealize Your Spouse (Without Being a Fool)

A new study says that there's a right way and a wrong way to put your partner on a pedestal.

Articles: The Power of Self-Compassion

Kristin Neff discusses how self-compassion differs from self-esteem, why self-compassion can be hard for Americans, and the transformative effect it had on her own life--part of Greater Good's podcast series.

Research Digest Items: Does Heartbreak Really Hurt?

Articles: The Beloved Movement

A new movement of wedding photographers applies psychological insights to foster healthy relationships.

Articles: How Childcare Boosts Social Capital

New research says mothers using childcare can reap social, psychological, and financial rewards.

Articles: Self-Compassion Eases the Pain of a Divorce

A new study suggests how people can heal from the end of their marriage.

Articles: John Gottman on Trust and Betrayal

The nation's top marriage expert explains why trust is essential to couples and communities--and how we can build it.

Articles: The Grateful Dead

Here's what happens when researchers make people visualize their own deaths.

Research Digest Items: Is Love Best Expressed through a Touch or a Smile?

Articles: From Our Bookshelf: Trusting Relationships, Caring for the Caregivers

A round-up of recent books: The Science of Trust, The Comfort Garden, and Applied Positive Psychology.

Research Digest Items: Who Gets Forgiven?

Research Digest Items: How Depression Reduces Empathy

Research Digest Items: How Our Parents Affect Our Romantic Relationships