If you want to be more persuasive in both work and life, psychology expert Shadé Zahrai shares her most "counterintuitive" ...

Nothing takes your breath away faster than finding out someone you love is seriously ill. You’re not alone in feeling at a loss for what to say. And when the time comes for you to reach out, don’t ...

If you say phrases like 'I was wrong' or 'tell me how I can help' on a daily basis, you are probably a highly likable person.

Using these phrases is a smart way to tip-toe around a lazy person without babying them. There's nothing worse than dealing with a friend or coworker who's entirely lazy. From excuses like "I'm sick" ...

Figuring out what to say when someone dies can, at times, feel impossible. You might be afraid of saying the wrong thing to someone who is grieving and worry that your well-meaning sympathy text could ...

Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. When Katie Thurston was diagnosed with Stage IV metastatic breast cancer earlier this year, at age 34, ...

Whether you're visiting, texting, or calling, it's not always easy to know what to say when someone is in the hospital. It's all about showing empathy and offering comfort (but keeping it real at the ...

Figuring out what to say about someone’s weight gain or loss is really easy if you follow one of the golden rules of modern communication: Never comment on another person’s body. Not everyone, however ...

It could be worse,” “Everything happens for a reason, “At least you…”, “What doesn’t kill us makes us stronger” and other ...

Despite good intentions, these kinds of statements are almost always unhelpful to someone grieving. Here’s why you should never say them—and what you could say instead. Grief, as you may well know, is ...

Clueless comment or friendly feedback? Weight loss is back — not just on bodies, but on everyone’s lips. A topic once tiptoed around in fear of fueling diet culture or body shaming is suddenly front ...

When communicating with someone who has cancer at any stage, it can help to listen first to your loved one before reaching out with offers of help or sharing your own stories or experiences. If ...