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TV shows are catching up to a growing interest in therapy

Mental health is trending, and TV programming is catching up with varying degrees of seriousness and a seemingly shared message.
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It’s time for the ‘female buddy’ genre to grow up

Netflix’s “Firefly Lane” honors friendship but leans into stereotypes.
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Hallmark movies: An antidote for a male-centered world?

Romances validate what women bring to the table.
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Dating ethnic foods for Christmas

Our family of six sisters had a tradition as we dated in high school and college. If you…
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A bad gifter

I give bad gifts. Size 5 shoes to size 11 feet. Yogurt makers to the lactose intolerant. Diaries…
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Baking for nobody

I just baked 12 dozen Christmas cookies for no one. I do the baking every year; the “no…
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Christmas Jell-O

It just wouldn't be Christmas without Jell-O.
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The Christmas card from strangers

This December week, I received precisely one dozen Christmas cards.
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All the Whos down in Whoville

There's a difference between Going Green and Going Grinch.
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Writing on the table

Come the Holidays, I feed a lot of people.
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