To decide whether you're ready to be friends with your ex, ask yourself if you're in a healthy place. If you're reaching out to your ex because you still desire them and are hoping to get back together, wait until those feelings subside, says psychologist Marisa Franco.
To form memories that you'll keep, make them as multi-sensory and detailed as possible. Plenty of evidence suggests that memory is better the more detail is available to us, says Monica Thieu, a researcher in human cognition.
Are you being made to feel guilty about something that's not your fault? Clinical psychologist Han Ren offers a script of what you can say to the person making you feel this way: "You are entitled to your emotions, but it's not my fault. I love you, but I love me too."
When posting about your kids on social media, follow a "holiday card-or-less" rule of thumb. "They should be updates you'd be comfortable with anyone,"
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