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For most of us and across human history, the place we turned to in difficult times was a person: a parent or a good friend.

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"The Rest of Our Lives," shortlisted for the Booker Prize, illustrates the task of midlife as defined by Eric Erikson: to ...

What happens when helping your adult child creates more stress, more dependence, and fewer opportunities for growth?

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