Tempers often soar sky-high on airplanes—and that’s not just because of the cramped quarters, lack of an escape route, and frequent delays. In the same way that travelers are geographically and culturally diverse, they come from a hodgepodge of etiquette backgrounds, too. “The rules in Manhattan, …#TimetoTalk #Evergreen #healthscienceclimate
What to Say When Someone’s Being Rude on an Airplane

More people identify as bisexual than as lesbian or gay. Yet bisexuality tends to be largely misunderstood, and people who are bi are exposed to “so many negative messages, both from heterosexual people and from lesbian and gay people,” says Tania Israel, a professor emerit of counseling psychology …#TimetoTalk #Evergreen #healthscienceclimate
The Worst Thing to Say When Someone Says They’re Bisexual

When someone trusts you enough to come out to you, it's essential to choose the words you respond with carefully and thoughtfully. “Empathy is, in that moment, the most important tool you have to be an ally and to be there for the person you love who’s opening up to you,” says Max Talisman, a queer …#TimetoTalk #Evergreen #healthscienceclimate
What to Say When a Loved One Comes Out

If your dad is a man of few words, you’ve probably already figured out that silence doesn’t necessarily mean distance. “Some men were taught to love in presence, not paragraphs—and that still counts,” says Melanie Preston, a therapist in Atlanta whose dad has always shown up strong but quiet. She …#TimetoTalk #Evergreen #healthscienceclimate
How to Get Your Silent Dad to Talk to You

Researchers still don’t understand what, exactly, causes depression. But what is clear is this: It doesn’t have anything to do with waking up and simply choosing not to appreciate all the good things in life. That’s why Claudia Giolitti-Wright, a psychotherapist in New York, cringes when clients …#TimetoTalk #Evergreen #healthscienceclimate
The Worst Thing to Say to Someone Who’s Depressed

Trying to talk to someone stuck on their phone is such a universal experience, there’s a name for it: “phubbing,” short for “phone snubbing,” or ignoring someone in favor of a phone. “Everyone hates it, but everyone has also done it,” says Jean Twenge, a professor of psychology at San Diego State …#TimetoTalk #Evergreen #healthscienceclimate
10 Things to Say When Someone Won’t Get Off Their Phone

There are two straightforward—and simple—ways to respond to social invitations: Tell the host you’ll be there, or that you won’t be. Yet people find all kinds of offensive ways to reply instead. The worst one of all is becoming increasingly common, especially by text, says Jamila Musayeva, an …#TimetoTalk #Evergreen #healthscienceclimate
The Worst Way to Reply to a Party Invite

Sometimes the most important relationships are the hardest to maintain. If you fall off track—and many people who were once close do—it’s possible to find your way back to each other with time and effort. “I have so many clients who have strained emotional relationships,” says Jenny Shields, a …#TimetoTalk #Evergreen #healthscienceclimate
How to Reconnect With People You Care About