Topic: Laurie Puhn

Will Elizabeth Edwards be remembered as a doomed breast cancer victim whose husband cheated on her or an effective health care advocate who...
When it comes to dealing with a passive-aggressive relative, bring your sense of humor, says Leonard Felder, Ph.D., author of When Difficult Relatives Happen to Good People: "See if you can predict [her] sneaky and guilt-inducing comments, then silently tell yourself ...

11 Money-Etiquette Issues

Responding to Nosy Questions . When someone asks an invasive question, you're never obligated to answer, says Laurie Puhn, a relationship expert in New York City. The next time this friend asks the price of a new leather handbag, Puhn suggests saying ...

Coping with Job Loss

Judy Lederman knew that sales were slow - very slow - at the department-store chain where she worked as a public relations manager. Lederman, a 49-year-old single mother from Scarsdale, NY, had always been the employee who got superlative reviews, so she believed she ...
How many times has a simple conversation with your partner morphed into a heated, word-slinging fight? Instead of trying to take it all back later, up your communication skills with Fight Less, Love More. ) copies of Fight Less, Love More, to our ...

Fight Less, Love More

Admit it, you've had a dumb argument with your partner. To help you up your communication know-how, Harvard lawyer and couples mediator Laurie Puhn has written Fight Less, Love More: 5-Minute Conversations to Change Your Relationship without Blowing Up or Giving ...