The sandwich generation: caught between your children and your parents
When you care for your children and your ageing parents at once, it is not only time that pulls you apart but a collision of two loyalties. Who takes on the care,…
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Between the board and the team: the loneliness of the middle position
All day you represent the board to the team and the team to the board — and by evening you no longer know what you think. Why middle management is so lonely,…
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Responsive desire: why, for many people, sex doesn't start with wanting it
For many people desire appears only once closeness has already begun. What responsive desire is, and how the accelerator and brakes model explains why more invitations often don't help.
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Dissociation: when you switch off to survive
Zoning out, floating away, watching yourself from outside: what dissociation is, why the body switches off, how to notice the first signs and when to see a specialist.
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Parenthood and career: the guilt that is never shared fairly
When the child is ill and both parents stand in the hall with their shoes on, both carry guilt — each for a different reason. How guilt is split between mother and…
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Always on: why entrepreneurs can't rest
The body is at the playground, the head in Monday's meeting. Why free time doesn't bring an entrepreneur detachment, where the guilt about resting comes from, and how to learn rest again.
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ADHD or anxiety? How to tell them apart
Restlessness, distraction, poor sleep and procrastination belong to both. Three questions that help you see the difference between ADHD and anxiety — and why the answer is often both.
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Children of plenty: raising them without want and without emptiness
Abundance doesn't protect a child on its own. What research says about pressure to achieve and absent parents — and how to give a child boundaries and closeness.
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When your partner loses their job: how the balance in a relationship shifts
When your partner is out of work, money, roles and the tone of conversation shift for both of you. How to support them without becoming a supervisor — and where to put…
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Migraine triggers: what really sets off an attack and what we have made up
Chocolate, wine, weather? What research really shows about migraine triggers, why a craving for sweets may already be a sign of an attack, and why coping often helps more than avoidance.
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