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How to Stop Being a People Pleaser

When I was in my early 20s, the apex of my people-pleasing years, I dated an aspiring poet. He didn’t want to get a job, he said, because it interfered with his creative process. He lived happily at home with his parents; I paid for everything else. As my debt …

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What Exactly Is Eczema? Causes of Atopic Dermatitis and Treatment

When Oscar Brann imagined retirement, he pictured days spent fishing with his grandson, or doing yardwork at his home in Skowhegan, Maine. But itchy and flaky red rashes appeared across his body a few years ago, making it excruciating to move, he said. The pain forced Mr. Brann, a 62-year-old …

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