Well over a century ago, in his seminal work, sociologist Charles Horton Cooley coined the term “looking-glass self.” He theorized that other people act as a mirror of sorts to reflect our social ...

The mirror became a cruel optical illusion: I kept crunching, tucking, sweating and squatting, but my reflection just got uglier. By Abby Sher The rules were simple. Whenever Madonna sang, we strutted ...

In the past two decades of my practice, both the frequency and types of betrayal have increased many times over the first two decades. More people seem entitled to betray loved ones “to get my needs ...