Reddit user u/ObjectiveWerewolf78 asked: "What's a hard-hitting life lesson you learned way too late in life?" The thread promptly filled with nuggets of wisdom from people who learned these lessons ...

I lost my Mom — my best friend at the time — 25 years ago. She never met my wife or kids, so they never got to know her. They never got to witness the almost-mythic soulmate relationship my parents ...

I could only watch as my life went up in flames. My career of almost 13 years — gone. That doesn’t even count the two years it took me to get that job. Oh, and my marriage of the same amount of time — ...

After going through two divorces, I realized that clarity comes not from bitterness, but from lived experience. Here are ...

Here is a partial list of lessons many would indicate they learned the hard way: adaptability and flexibility, adopting positivity, aging gracefully, knowing that all bad situations will pass, asking, ...

As physicians we spend countless hours at the bedside, teaching our patients to better understand their health conditions and empowering them to make informed decisions. However, as I advance through ...

I have always been involved with death and dying in one way or another. Throughout my life I have spent years working as a nurse, funeral director and celebrant, so I have always been around people ...

Our deeply polarized society, the recent election, and even the cancellation of some of our favorite shows are hitting us hard. But the good news is, watching TV isn’t just an escape. Some of our ...

One of the biggest gripes I have about my academic field of social science is that it explains a lot about human behavior but is very short on prescriptions for how to live day to day. Even when it ...

This is Part 2 of a two-part series. Read Part 1 here. 3. Emotional injuries are injuries. "90 percent of the game is half mental." — Yogi Berra The back of the pitcher staring at his catcher, ready ...