My blog has focused mostly on my research in The Family Narratives Lab on the power of family storytelling; families that share more elaborated, coherent stories across the generations, stories of ...

Most people can vividly remember a moment in their life when they felt very deeply heard and understood by another—perhaps by a friend or partner, therapist or teacher, family or community member. On ...

Few things are better than settling down with a good book, but sometimes the settling is easier said than done. Between a long commute, making dinner, or just getting some fresh air outside, there are ...

Story time—at home, at nursery and at school—is where young children encounter the magic of books. Reading stories to young children is a pleasurable activity in itself, but it also lays the ...

The end-of-year holiday break is a great time for grown-ups to curl up with a good book and read to our kids. Even if the book is coming in over the telephone. That’s the thinking behind the Sonoma ...

A recent Scientific Reports study determined the presence of shared neural fingerprints between parents and their children while listening to stories. Study: Parent–child couples display shared neural ...

To speed up or not speed up. Audiobook lovers are debating listening speeds on social media. Should you listen at regular speed or should you bump it up to two or even three times faster? In early ...

Have you heard? Analog travel is back. In an era dominated by screens and our algorithms feeding us more of what we’re already searching for, serendipity and getting lost seem like things of the past.

When we think of leadership, we often think in terms of output. A leader is someone who provides inspiration, teaching, direction, vision, and problem-solving. But true leaders distinguish themselves ...