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If you answered “ME!” then we’ve got the perfect summertime date for you! The best part? This date can be just for you and your sweetie, a group date with friends, or even a family date to take the kids tubing! Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links. To learn more about ’em, click here. River Tubing Digital Invitations River Tubing Digital Invitations Of course we couldn’t create a date centered around river tubing without providing a cute invitation for you to send out!...

As soon as we walked away, he apologized. “I’m so sorry for introducing you as my ex-wife. It’s such an ugly term. I should have just said you were Molly’s mom, but he doesn’t know Molly, so I wasn’t sure what to say.” We have been divorced for ten years; we’ve both been re-married for five. I harbor no ill feeling about being called Mike’s ex-wife, but I was touched by his sensitivity and kindness....

We are all natural storytellers—It’s how we organize our internal worlds. We spend a great proportion of our time encoding information into matrices of meaning that we use to interpret and predict social events, relationship experiences, and outcomes. Even now you are probably mentally describing your reaction to the last sentence. Stories have been used for millennia by indigenous peoples to convey everything from hunting wisdom to navigation, to passing on values and traditions....

While some marriages are blessed with fantastic in-laws, some spouses think of in-laws as dealing with difficult people and overwhelming situations. Whether you are living with your in-laws, dealing with in-laws who aren’t supportive, or avoiding dramatic in-laws, we have some tips to improve your relationship and keep the peace! Being a part of a new family is a process for just about everyone after getting married, but some have more than just a period of adjustment to handle....

In this short video, founding editor Barry Boyce answers our questions about emotional health and how we can turn toward our feelings. A Q&A with Mindful Founding Editor Barry Boyce A Q&A with Mindful Founding Editor Barry Boyce Mindful: If we let ourselves feel our emotions, one concern may be that we won’t be able to stop feeling them. If we’ve avoided our emotions for a long time, will it be too much to handle?...