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Understanding is Not an Obligation
What the Van Gogh brothers can teach us about love, boundaries, and impossible choices
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Yael Schonbrun
The Person Who Sees the Best in You Changes You
The transformative power of generous perception.
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Yael Schonbrun
When They're Certain You're Someone You're Not
You can’t rewrite someone else’s story about you. Here’s how to reclaim your peace anyway.
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Yael Schonbrun
Being Sad Together Might Be the Most Important Thing We Do
Because your nervous system doesn't need solutions. It needs to know you're not alone.
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Yael Schonbrun
Why Saying "I'm Sorry" Can Make Things Worse
The counterintuitive science of forgiveness (... and when NOT to apologize)
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Yael Schonbrun
Your Brain on Moral Tinder
The science of why we swipe away nuance in every argument
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Yael Schonbrun
Should You Trust Less After Being Betrayed?
What a Harvard fraud case reveals about rebuilding trust in relationships.
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Yael Schonbrun
Relational Riffs
Relational Riffs
A newsletter that riffs on the science and practice of relationships. We tackle (and sometimes tickle) the complexities of relationships between people and between life roles.
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