Articles: From Our Bookshelf: Trusting Relationships, Caring for the Caregivers
By Jill Suttie | September 8, 2011A round-up of recent books: The Science of Trust, The Comfort Garden, and Applied Positive Psychology.
Tag: Reconciliation
Tag: Reconciliation
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Articles: Just One Thing: Drop the Case
By Rick Hanson | April 19, 2011Have you built a "case" against someone who wronged you? Rick Hanson explains how to let it go.
Articles: How to Make an Apology Work
By Whitney Patterson | December 20, 2010A new study offers an important tip to anyone looking for forgiveness.
Articles: How Parents Can Start to Reconcile with Estranged Kids
By Joshua Coleman | August 25, 2010In his latest guest blog post, psychologist Joshua Coleman explains that to repair a relationship with estranged children, parents today need to make the first move.
Articles: The Hows of Happiness
By Jason Marsh | July 21, 2010Seven research-tested strategies for a happier life.
Articles: Book Review: Altruism, Intergroup Apology, Forgiveness, and Reconciliation
By Meera Lee Sethi | Fall 2008By Samuel P. Oliner, assisted by Piotr Olaf Zylicz
Paragon House, 2008, 328 pages
Articles: Peace Among Primates
By Robert M. Sapolsky | Fall 2007Anyone who says peace is not part of human nature knows too little about primates, including ourselves.
Articles: Book Review: Reconciliation in Divided Societies
By Alix Johnson | Fall 2007By Erin Daly and Jeremy Sarkin
University of Pennsylvania Press, 2007, 352 pages
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