Sharper Future

How Can I Support My Adult Child Who Has a Mental Health Disorder?

Mental health continues to be one of the most-requested topics readers ask me to cover both in the Parental Advisory advice column and in other more general posts. So I wasn’t surprised that when I wrote in January about parenting a child who is at risk for developing a mental health disorder, it sparked another reader question on the topic—this time about parenting an adult child with a mental illness.

Splitting: Protecting Yourself While Divorcing Someone with a Borderline or Narcissistic...

With special guest:Bill EddyThe word Splitting brings to mind a number of possibilities ...

Mental health patients’ emergency room detainment raises legal issues

In a highly unusual move, a judge asked the New Hampshire Supreme Court to opine on whether holding patients in emergency rooms for weeks while they wait to be involuntarily committed to the state psychiatric hospital violates the law or patients’...

This Is How Narcissistic Parents Treat Their Children

New research shows how the narcissistic parenting style affects children.

What a Baker from Ancient Pompeii Can Teach Us about Happiness

While they weren’t living through a pandemic, citizens of ancient Pompeii weren’t strangers to societal stress.

The way you eat pizza can give clues about your personality

What Causes Night Sweats in Men? 10 Causes and When to See Doctor

Night sweats are more common than you might think. We'll go over both common and rare causes and tell you when it's time to see a doctor.

7 Ways You Can Help Mom Start Planning for Future Care

As your mom ages, it’s your turn to help her plan for her future care.

Get Organized Now. Your Future Self Will Thank You

Checking a few things off your future to-do list now is like sending your future self a little gift. I promise you, she'll thank you later.

Helping Hearts: A dark past, a bright future

Clint Davis uses the dark days in his past to help others find their path to a brighter future.

In the Future We’ll All (Probably) Be Wearing Used Clothing

New data suggests that used clothing will outsell fast fashion in the near future.

How to Become Your “Future Self”

If you look at your present and future selves as two different people, then your likelihood of making better decisions here and now will…

In the future, robots could harvest our crawfish

Coming Soon! Future Ready Spotlights

Innovative, adaptive, blended, flipped, virtual, future-ready – whatever you want to call it, GPAEA is doing it! GPAEA’s Future Ready Spotlight is dedicated to recognizing area educator…

Aspiring Opticians! Your Future is Looking Bright!

Funnel your energy toward a brighter future. Well trained, licensed and / or certified Opticians command better working conditions and better pay. It's time you earn that distinction.

Three Key Principles of ‘Future Self’ Thinking

One of the most powerful concepts I’ve ever come across in my years of studying and thinking about personal finance issues is the concept of the “future self.” “Future self” is pretty much exactly what you think it is: It’s you at some point in the future. It’s not an optimistic version of your future or a pessimistic version of where you’re headed, but instead it’s as realistic as you can possibly make it.

Will our future be quite different, too?: Letters

We asked readers, Will our future be quite different, too? Depends on the virus Much of the future depends on the virus itself. Are you immune after recovery and for how long? What percentage of th…