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How to talk to someone who’s grieving

2025-12-18 19:00:00

Black and white photo of a hand touching a rain-specked window with four blurred windows in the background.

It’s normal to worry you’ll say the wrong thing. Here’s how to ensure your words and gestures are as supportive as possible

- by Lauren Breen & Maarten Eisma

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A painting that captures perfectionism

2025-12-18 19:00:00

Unfinished painting of a man with white hair in a dark coat against a brown background on a textured canvas.

When you need to complete a complex task, imagine daubing paint on a canvas rather than perfecting intricate brushwork

- by Richard Fisher

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Do learning styles exist?

2025-12-17 19:01:00

Photo of a young child in a classroom touching a globe with a chalkboard in the background.

Why has the ‘learning styles’ theory persisted without any evidence? And what do we actually know about how we learn?

- Video by Veritasium

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Your purpose isn’t something to find, it’s something you form

2025-12-17 19:00:00

A cyclist in a red jacket on a winding rural road surrounded by autumnal trees with misty hills in the background.

In my therapy office, I’ve found that to live with greater purpose, we must think differently about where it comes from

- by Ross White

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Trafficked

2025-12-16 19:00:00

A silhouetted figure on a foggy street corner with traffic lights and blurred car lights at night.

Cast out by my family as a child, I was groomed by a sex trafficker. I’m finally done with cowering

- by Larry Lindner

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Oasis

2025-12-15 19:01:00

Photo of two boys in their early teens lying shirtless on a wooden deck in the sun, their eyes closed and arms resting beside them.

On the verge of adolescence, twin brothers share one last summer before developmental differences set them on diverging paths

- Directed by Justine Martin

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