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Is There Any Way to Emotionally Prepare for Parenthood?
This guide was originally published on May 23, 2019 in NYT Parenting. While the adage that “nothing can prepare you for parenthood” is mostly true, there are some things you can do to get into the right
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‘A New Greatest Generation’: How Our Natural Resilience May Surprise Us
Anxiety, fear, and anguish are coursing through the world as we witness mounting numbers of sick people and deaths, frontline caregivers fighting for their patients’ lives with inadequate resources, and an unprecedented economic crisis that’s
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Quarantine Survival Tips for Extroverts and Perfectionists — And Those Who Live With Them
Many of the memes that started after the country began social distancing involved distraught extroverts and contented introverts. Consider the Instagram image of actress Zoë Kravitz eating and drinking in the bathtub with a caption
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Neighbors Not Practicing Social Distancing? Here’s What to Do
The C.D.C. has issued guidelines for the public to wear masks when outside one’s home and to practice social distancing — remaining at least six feet away from those outside your household. All of this
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When the Pandemic Leaves Us Alone, Anxious and Depressed
For nearly 30 years — most of my adult life — I have struggled with depression and anxiety. While I’ve never felt alone in such commonplace afflictions — the family secret everyone shares — I
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Social Distancing Isn’t the Right Language for What Covid-19 Asks of Us
It is a remarkable thing to consider that only a few months ago, most of humanity did not know what social distancing was. The term’s popularity, and the need for it, emerged as Covid-19 did.But
