That’s because one size does not fit all when it comes to our response to conflict, betrayal, and other relationship challenges. Our upbringing, life experiences, and our natural disposition all shape the way we respond to difficult situations. In this video from The School of Life, author and philosopher Alain de Botton explores the three common signs of emotional immaturity, and how we can learn to see our more immature reactions for what they are—unexplored areas of necessary emotional development....

These mini-disasters create quite a startle in your nervous system—a rush of adrenaline that helps ready your body for “fight or flight,” our natural defense against perceived danger. But if your body is hit with adrenaline for every little thing that goes wrong in life, it can tax your capacity to cope, making recovery from future setbacks like these even more difficult. Luckily, it’s possible to strengthen your own body-based somatic intelligence to quickly respond to and recover from any sense of threat to your safety or well-being....

She wrote: “One morning when we were first married I made footprints and put them going out to his car. On each footprint I had a word that then spelled out how much I loved him. It made him so happy that he saved the feet and put them in a special box in our closet. Sometimes it’s the littlest things.” Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here....

Outlook Lite Android app is now official, and available in select regions Outlook Lite Android app is now official, and available in select regions It is now available in the following countries: Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, India, Mexico, Peru, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Taiwan, Thailand, Turkey, and Venezuela. So, what’s the deal with this app? Outlook Lite is made for lower-end phones, basically. It’s made for phones that find the regular Outlook app overbearing, basically....

1) A 7-minute mindfulness practice to shift out of “doing” mode Noticing self-perpetuating thought patterns is a core mindfulness skill. Take a moment to examine how it feels to disengage from a busy mind and shift into “being” mode with this practice from Zindel Segal, co-founder of Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT). 2) A 15-minute guided mindfulness meditation: Investigating difficulty Sometimes our experience is painful and difficult. And there may be little or nothing we can do about the arising of the pain or difficulty....