I last saw my dad when I was 20. Our estrangement was confusing and made me feel unworthy of love. I learned about ambiguous loss, and it gave me the language to heal. The last time I saw my dad, we ...

When we use language, it seems so easy to understand what other people are saying that it is hard to appreciate the complexity of the act of carrying on a conversation. Obviously, we miscommunicate at ...

From childhood, we are taught how to solve problems – first in school, then at work. The quicker, the better. It’s as if there is a clear answer to everything. This worries Dr Pauline Boss, who ...

Part 2 in a series. Read Part 1 here. In the first installment of this series, I discussed the small losses of everyday life and how important it is for parents to try to tolerate their children’s ...

Findings from two related experiments show that people are apt to cheat on a task in favor of their self-interest but only when the situation is ambiguous enough to provide moral cover. To maintain ...

“Ambiguous exotics” are plants and animals introduced from other lands that evoke, well, ambiguous responses. Some people have a negative reaction and want to get rid of them. Others view them in a ...