Before you start writing a letter of recommendation for a friend, clarify the purpose of the letter itself. Is it for a job, graduate school, a volunteer position, or something else? Understanding the ...

With the holiday season here, many parents are gearing up for festive Thanksgiving dinners and teaching their children family holiday traditions. But parents grieving the death of a child are trying ...

DEAR ERIC: How do you recommend dealing with a friend who often offers assistance but never follows through? By the way, cognitive or memory issues do not impact any other situations, and the offer ...

A few years ago, Lauren Arrabito was exploring egg donation when she discovered an agency that specifically serves gay and single dads As a gay woman, Arrabito felt a unique connection and decided to ...

Everyone has self-doubts and insecurities from time to time. It's common to worry about how we look, our performance at college or at work, or how others perceive us. Sometimes we may question whether ...

Serena Kocourek dreaded the lullaby. She worked in a hospital, and every time a baby was born, staffers would play the same song over the loudspeaker. She was going through IVF, trying without success ...

Since the matters are generally not urgent, and I have the means to resolve them on my own, I would rather not wait days, weeks or months for the help. Asking again (and again and again) seems like ...

It’s no surprise that many of us are terrible at sticking to our New Year's resolutions. And yet, we keep making them, year after year. Why do we do it? Are we masochists? It’s certainly possible to ...