JulieRudiger,LCSW

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2025/10/happiness-exercise-routine-emotions/684409/?utm_source=facebook&utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_medium=social&utm_content=edit-promo

The Mind-Altering Effect of a Good Workout Routine Few things lift your mood more than going to the gym. Exercise your body, and your mind will thank you.

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/04/well/silent-treatment-ruin-relationship.html

This Habit Is Quietly Ruining Your Relationships Many of us have done it, but that doesn’t make it right, experts say.

https://www.theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/2024/02/how-to-fight-conversation-advice/677594/?utm_campaign=the-atlantic&utm_content=edit-promo&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook

How Happy Couples Argue They don’t try to control each other. They try to control themselves.

Zach Brittle and I just finished our second Relationship Skills Bootcamp in Philadelphia. Some amazing humans came to learn how to be more relational!

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/well/mind/psych101-anhedonia.html?unlocked_article_code=1.yE8.4227.HImlDtqJjo2F&smid=url-share

Does Joy Feel Out of Reach? There’s a Word for That. (Gift Article) Struggling to feel pleasure is a key marker of depression. But this distressing symptom can also occur on its own.

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Life does not control us — our reactions do.
Between what happens and what we do next lies a sacred space, invisible but powerful.
In that pause lives the essence of free will.
When we choose our response consciously, we rise above instinct, pain, and conditioning.
That space is where evolution happens — where we stop being victims of circumstance and become authors of meaning.
🕊 Freedom is not in escaping reality, but in choosing how to meet it.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/04/25/well/mind/antidepressants-side-effects-anxiety-stress.html

What You Really Need to Know About Antidepressants (Published 2024) Facts and common misconceptions about some of America’s most widely used drugs.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/21/well/s*x-therapy-questions.html

What S*x Therapists Wish You Knew We asked nearly a dozen experts in s*x and intimacy for the advice they repeat again and again. For starters, they said, don’t get so hung up on how often you have, or want, s*x.

The Seven Habits That Lead to Happiness in Old Age By Arthur C. Brooks

What Happens to Your Brain When You Retire? It’s challenging to stay mentally sharp and healthy through the major transition. Careful planning is key.

https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2025/08/04/well/phone-screen-time-scrolling.html

How to Reduce Screen Time: Tips to Put Your Phone Down We asked screen-time experts how to avoid the relentless pull of our devices.

Living Love: The First RLT Conference Relational Life Therapy Conference 2025 Living Love: Transforming Ourselves and Our World Connect with like-minded peers, deepen your skills, and grow your network at the first-ever in-person RLT Conference. With Terry Real, Carol Giligan, Deran Young, Michelle Esrick and many others! Orlando, Flori...