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| Daily Edition • Wednesday, April 29 |
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By this point you’ve likely seen the news that the world record in the marathon was broken at the London Marathon on Sunday. Sebastian Sawe ran the 26.2 mile course in a time of 1:59:30, or at an average of 4:34 a mile. That is astoundingly fast.
Not long ago, the idea of a sub-two-hour marathon felt like a hard human limit. But with advances in training, fueling, and shoe technology, that ceiling moved faster than most experts expected. It’s a useful reminder: a lot of what we think of as “limits” aren’t fixed. They’re just the current edge of our understanding of the body — and with the right inputs, that edge has a way of shifting. |
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The Therapist Who Takes Sides
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TERRY REAL
Family Therapist, Author |
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| Courtesy: Terry Real |
Most couples therapists position themselves as neutral observers. But not Terry Real. For over twenty years, he has built a practice around the premise that at least one person in the room is behaving badly, and pretending otherwise is a waste of time.
Real came to therapy through his work on male depression in the 1990s. He noticed men who couldn't access their own emotions often left a trail of wreckage in their relationships. At the time, the therapeutic convention was to validate both partners equally, but Real started calling out the behavior instead.
His latest book, Us, argues that American individualism is killing intimacy. Real thinks the current framework for protecting boundaries and asserting our needs is actually hurting relationships. So when your partner criticizes you, the work is figuring out what they actually need, not defending yourself.
The method the Real promotes is direct but not cruel. When you feel hurt, it's important to say so clearly, rather than shutting down or lashing out. His work draws a line between self-awareness (necessary) and self-absorption (corrosive). The goal is building something functional together, which requires working on the relationship rather than endlessly focusing on yourself.
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Grow Your Bones — This workout may boost bone formation in premenopausal women. |
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Breathe Easy — Eat this food to protect your lungs from air pollution. |
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The Better Reset
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| Getty/Unsplash, Kanishka Burnwal/Unsplash |
This: Short Breathing Break
Not That: Stress Snacking
When stress hits, the pantry (or the office vending machine) can look like the fastest solution. But a two-minute breathing reset — slow inhale, longer exhale — can lower stress hormones and give your brain space before reacting. Often, the craving fades once the nervous system settles. |
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| Stand before the people you fear and speak your mind - even if your voice shakes.” |
| – Maggie Kuhn, No Stone Unturned
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| Annie Spratt/Unsplash |
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