Regardless of a person’s religious belief, the concept of letting go is critical to achieving inner peace. Holding onto anger can negatively impact one’s health. Thus, I encourage family, friends, ...

Are you holding on to feeling wronged? The Practice: Let go of resentment and anger. Why? Letting go of resentment and anger is a tricky topic. First, it has two distinct meanings: To give up ...

Dear Eric: Recently I ran into a friend who invited me for coffee with another friend. I don’t care for the other friend because he is misogynistic and opinionated. I didn’t explain any of this and ...

Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a wonderful man who loves me more than anything. When I was 15, a ...

Too often, we place forgiveness and anger on opposite sides, as if they’re in competition. The truth is more complex.

Dear Eric: Two weeks ago, we interred my mother’s ashes in a small ceremony in Panama where she was born and raised. An alcoholic, my mother was highly abusive, both psychologically and physically. As ...

I grew up without a father. My mom took us away from him when I was 4 years old. This was a necessary step and we all were better off for the choice she made to leave. This decision left me without a ...

Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a wonderful man who loves me more than anything. When I was 15, a ...

The crush of news about the thousands of people who have been laid off from their jobs in federal government has led me to reflect on my own job loss 14 years ago. I’m writing about it today not as a ...

To all distraught fellow citizens, and to all who are glimpsing doubt about the actions of the newly installed administration: What is happening in our country is no longer a partisan struggle. As ...

Editor’s note: This column was originally published in 2020. Dear Annie: My mother separated from my father when I was 3. She left my father, who never came looking for us. She later married a ...