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The Main Agenda How Mothers With Medically Fragile Children Build Community According to the National Institutes of Health, 19% of children in the United States have special healthcare needs, which can cause a lot of... By: Elissa Spinner · 3 weeks ago
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Health & Wellness How To Embrace Healthy Conflict, According To Polly Young-Eisendrath Polly Young-Eisendrath, PhD, founder of the Center for Real Dialogue, psychologist, and Jungian analyst, grew up in Akron, Ohio, in a multicultural, working-class family.... By: Luisana Rodríguez · 1 month ago
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The Main Agenda Enter Mid-30s: Goodbye FOMO Once you enter your 30s, a certain magic happens, and the minute things you used to obsess about suddenly have no value. Enter Mid-30s... By: Candis McDow · 2 months ago
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The Main Agenda How To Pass A Rental Credit Check Successfully With such a competitive rental market to contend with, it can be difficult for applicants with bad credit to find housing. Sometimes, a poor... By: Her Agenda · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda Gen-Z, Millennials Say Financial Health Is More Important Than Looks Money can’t buy happiness, but strong finances may be able to get you a few more dates. That’s according to a February survey, among... By: Her Agenda · 3 months ago
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The Main Agenda Get Paid To Move: The US Towns And Cities That’ll Pay You To Relocate The cost of moving is rising all the time, and even relocations in your existing town will leave a...
The Main Agenda Dating 101: How To Know If They Are Relationship Worthy Dating in this decade can seem like you’re sinking in quicksand at times. However, you’ve gotta hang on to...
The Main Agenda How To Talk To Your Partner About Finances Money is one of the leading stressors in relationships. In fact, 45% of partners argue about money at least occasionally and 25% of couples... By: IMAN M'FAH TRAORE · 3 months ago
The Main Agenda How Searching For Relationship Red Flags Is Hurting Your Connection Relationships and red flags don’t have to go hand in hand. Red flags are negative signs or potential problems that may indicate that someone... By: Candis McDow · 4 months ago
The Main Agenda Budgeting For Big Life Changes: Marriage, Children, And Beyond Adulting throws so many changes at you, sometimes all at once. Budgeting can help soften the blow of life, as it helps you prepare... By: Candis McDow · 4 months ago
The Main Agenda Navigating Financial Planning For Single Mothers Financial planning is essential in today’s times, especially in this economy. Not knowing where your next dollar will come from can be a crazy... By: Candis McDow · 4 months ago
The Main Agenda The Case For The ‘Summer Soft Life’ And Why Rest Is A Career Strategy As the summer begins to heat up, embracing a “soft life” has become more appealing and amplified socially. A soft life is one that’s... By: Candis McDow · 5 months ago
The Main Agenda How To Successfully Co-Parent In The Summer Growing up as a child of divorced parents, I can easily remember how times preceding holidays and vacations could...
The Main Agenda Who Gets Left Behind: Mental Health And Foster Care May is both National Foster Care Month and National Mental Health Awareness Month. While they were created separately, Foster Care Month in...
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The Main Agenda How To Build A Support System Without A Traditional Family Structure A support system is whoever is in your corner, providing love, encouragement, a helping hand, happiness and comfort. This may come in the form... By: Candis McDow · 6 months ago
Health & Wellness 5 Ways To Support Someone With A Mental Illness During Mental Health Awareness Month May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and is a good a time as any to support and celebrate those who are living with a... By: Candis McDow · 6 months ago
The Main Agenda 3 Spring Cocktails To Celebrate Your Favorite May Festivities At Home Making spring cocktails at home is a great way to usher in a new month. And since May always arrives offering a fresh burst... By: Janell Hazelwood, MAOL · 6 months ago
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