If you’re a Baby Boomer like me, navigating relationships in today’s digital age might feel like trying to read a map upside down while driving 80 miles an hour. Everything is moving fast, people are glued to their screens, and meaningful conversations often get reduced to emojis or short, cryptic messages. I grew up in […]

Sometimes, grandfathers carry emotional burdens from their own childhoods, wars, losses, or tough upbringings that they never fully addressed. These emotional wounds—what psychologists might call generational trauma—can unknowingly affect how they relate to their grandkids. They might be stoic, distant, or emotionally unavailable, not out of lack of love, but because vulnerability was never modeled […]

My brother and I grew up less than 2 years apart. Sibling rivalry between us was like a high-stakes emotional boot camp. I figured it was so intense because: As we transitioned into young adulthood, our sibling rivalry evolved from squabbles over toys to silent competition over life achievements. Our developmental milestones—college decisions, first jobs, […]