Caregiving
Emotions
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Cuteness has a powerful pull, and it’s written all over your face
Our typical responses to cute things might seem cheery and unserious, but they signal something vital about us
by Makenzie O’Neil
Eating disorders
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Learning to cook taught me that self-care isn’t selfish
In healing my relationship with food and cooking, I saw how caring for myself was the first step toward caring for others
by Céline Leboeuf
Emotion regulation
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Are emotionally resilient people also skilled at soothing others?
Research on the social side of emotion management is showing what’s distinctive about it – and its benefits for all involved
by Christian Jarrett
Caregiving
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We need to address society’s unrealistic view of caregivers
Measured against the figure of the strong carer, I felt I came up shamefully short – I was vulnerable, too
by Joanne Limburg
Photography
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Victorian hidden mothers and the continued erasure of mothering
Why do Victorian ‘hidden mother’ photographs shock us? We’re still expected to hide the work of mothering from public view
by Andrea Kaston Tange
Animals
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Chimpanzees correct cultural biases about how good mothers behave
A philosopher observes chimpanzee mothers and their infants interact, realising how cultural our ideals of motherhood are
by Maria Botero