Growing up a latchkey kid meant learning to handle quite a lot of things on your own. Gen X was born between 1965 and 1980, which means this year they'll be turning 45 to 60 years old. As a smaller ...

From resilience to work-life boundaries, Generation X offers practical wisdom that feels surprisingly relevant in 2026.

Betrayal is a harsh teacher, but it’s one of the most effective. Whether it comes from a friend, a partner, or a colleague, feeling let down shakes you to your core and forces you to reevaluate ...

Discover how the everyday tasks of Baby Boomers' childhood prepared them to face life's challenges with calm and ...

Tension: Most people spend decades chasing perfection, approval, or control—only to realize too late that peace comes from letting go, not holding tighter. Noise: Culture tells us to hustle harder, ...

Kids in the 1970s learned several life skills that modern parenting has pretty much wiped out of children today.

Steve Chen, founder of CALLTOLEAP, always shares powerful insights. Here is one that took him a decade to learn. His message resonated deeply with me because these are truths many of us realize far ...

“You only learn half the things you need to know in the classroom.” When I first heard that saying, I brushed it off as something adults said to make school sound deeper than it really was. But now, a ...

ST. LOUIS — A former inmate is sharing lessons from his own mistakes, hoping to help teenagers go down the right path. Bobby Bostic wants every teenager to hear his story and learn. He just developed ...

A few years ago, I asked myself a question: if I could bottle the main lessons that I have learned as a psychotherapist, what would they be? After a lot of contemplation I came up with six fundamental ...