Dear Annie: I feel like my entire life is built around not disappointing people. I say yes at work when I am already stretched thin. I say yes to family favors, extra projects at my kid’s school and ...

Feelings of guilt and shame can lead us to behave in a variety of different ways, including trying to make amends or save face, cooperating more with others or avoiding people altogether. Now, ...

Retired trial attorney David Miraldi has received national recognition for his legal thriller “The Edge of Guilt,” published in May. The novel was named Best Legal Thriller by BestThrillers.com and ...

MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. – Anne is White and in her 30s and works in tech, as many in Minneapolis do. I talked to her on the Skyway, because outside it was as cold as the planet Hoth, and when I asked about ...

The holiday hustle is officially on, but if you’re shopping at Gilt today, everything feels a little more “gucci.” The deals have returned after a major Black Friday sale with suede and leather belt ...

Thanksgiving doesn’t just kick off the holiday season, it’s the unofficial start of engagement season. From now through Valentine’s Day, proposals spike, and if you’ve been Googling Taylor Swift ...

October is National Seafood Month, and across the country Americans are digging into fish tacos, grilling salmon and peeling shrimp. For many, shopping, cooking and eating blue foods—foods from our ...

Nearly every parent has experienced parental guilt. It happens when we don't enjoy playing with our kids, or when we lose our cool with them after a long day. When my daughter was a baby, I felt ...

With echoes of “Never Let Me Go” and “The Goldfinch,” Catherine Chidgey’s devastating new novel watches young lives get twisted into unnatural shape. By Alexis Schaitkin Alexis Schaitkin is the author ...

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Consumers are spending 38% less on excessive or "guilt tipping" in 2025 compared to a year earlier, as rising living costs force them to scale back, new research shows. The term "guilt tipping" was ...