insert_link Lifestyle What is love? A philosopher explains it’s not a choice or a feeling − it’s a practice How we understand love shapes the trajectory of our relationships. MicroStockHub/iStock via Getty Images Plus Edith Gwendolyn Nally, University of Missouri-Kansas City Curious Kids is a series for children of all ages. If you have a question you’d like an expert to answer, send it to curiouskidsus@theconversation.com. How do you define love? Is it a choice or a feeling? – Izzy, age 11, Golden, Colorado Love is confusing. People in […] todaySeptember 18, 2024 14
insert_link Lifestyle ‘Self-love’ might seem selfish. But done right, it’s the opposite of narcissism Bart Larue/Unsplash Ian Robertson, University of Wollongong “To love what you are, the thing that is yourself, is just as if you were embracing a glowing red-hot iron” said psychonalyst Carl Jung. Some may argue this social media generation does not seem to struggle with loving themselves. But is the look-at-me-ism so easily found on TikTok and Instagram the kind of self-love we need in order to flourish? The language […] todayFebruary 14, 2024 12