Kinsey Institute director and sex researcher Justin Garcia on why the need for intimacy is vital for our wellbeing and has helped us survive as a species.

Clinical psychologist Ingrid Clayton used fawning as a coping strategy growing up in an abusive home. It helped her in those frightening moments but came at a terrible price.

Harvard business professor Leslie John says revealing the sometimes-ugly truth about ourselves can build trust and lead to more honest, meaningful relationships.

Psychoanalyst and advice columnist Lori Gottlieb and author Cathi Hanauer on divorce, breakups and separating without causing too much pain.

Anthony Klotz joins us to talk about his new book "Jolted: Why We Quit, When to Stay, and Why It Matters"

American children used to be adventurous eaters. Why has kids’ food become so bland? And why are so many fussy about what’s on their plates?

Social psychologist Keith Payne on political polarization and why it's so hard to bridge the divide.

Psychologist George Bonanno says we have overestimated the debilitating power of post-traumatic stress disorder and underestimated our resilience.

Father James Martin is one of the country’s most popular and well-known Jesuit priest ...

Psychiatrist Jennifer Reid on where unreasonable expectations come from, how guilt pulls us away from what really matters, and what it takes to finally give ourselves a break.

Neuroscientist Abigail Marsh on extraordinary altruism—people who risk their lives to help strangers—and its opposite: psychopathy, little or no capacity for empathy.

Salman Rushdie knows more about death than most of us. Decades ago, he lived in hiding after a death threat was issued by Iran’s Ayatol ...

Babies laugh before they utter their first word. Laughter is universal — although what you find funny may not be funny to me. La ...

Dr. Emanuel offers advice for a long, healthy life which includes skipping health fads and cultivating social connection.