Voices in the Family Archive

The news can sound dire. Opioid addiction is ruining families and taking lives at an ever increasing rate. In this roundtable discussion ...

It seems like everybody is singing the praises of mindfulness meditation these days – it’s used as a way to decrease stress, ...

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and that launches us right into the holiday season madness. Shopping, decorat ...

We can’t protect ourselves from catastrophic events, but what we can do is understand how it may affect us both physically and emotiona ...

Kids tend to be overscheduled and stressed out these days, and a slew of new parenting articles and books tal ...

Do you worry a lot? Always think about the worst case scenario? New research finds that that may actu ...

Some doctors and nurses who care for people at the end of life are encouraging their patients to write letters to their loved ones while ...

Health researchers are getting increasingly interested in the effects of loneliness on our bodies – studies have found that being l ...

Teens are known for their one-word answers, and for being moody – but underneath their often grumpy exterior, many of them are very ...

What do our emerging adults need from us? What is it like to be a teen in today’s world with working parents, blended families, emp ...

Across the country, parents have gotten in trouble with the law for letting their children walk home from a park or from school by themse ...

Having a positive attitude about aging makes older adults more resilient when faced with stressful situations ...

Inability to manage stress and negative emotions is tied to opioid misuse in adults with chronic pain, according to a new study published ...

We have about six weeks until Labor Day – so how has your summer been so far? Have you been able to fit in all of the fun and relax ...

The more time we spend online, the more we end up witnessing violence and violent incidents. The video of Philando Castile bleeding to de ...