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Pull up a chair -- you’re invited to The Grown-Up Table, where we have real conversations about character, life, and the world around us. This isn’t a place to hear whining from the Kid’s table, but a space to ask the questions we’ve all been thinking: Are college students coddled? Why is profanity everywhere? What happened to customer service? And yes -- why do airlines seem to make it so hard? Each episode mixes curiosity with candor and humor, looking at how life has changed over the years, and what’s worth highlighting and challenging. Along the way, we’ll invite guests, from ...

We like to think of ourselves, our friends, and our families as decent people. We may not be saints, but we are still honest, relatively kind, and mostly trustworthy. Christian Miller argues here that we are badly mistaken in thinking this. Hundreds of recent studies in psychology tell a different story: that we all have serious character flaws that prevent us from being as good as we think we are - and that we do not even recognize that these flaws exist.

For more than 75 years, Catwoman has forged her own path in a clear-cut world of stalwart heroes, diabolical villains, and damsels in distress. Her relentless independence across comic books, television, and film set her apart from the rest of the superhero world. When female-led comics were few and far between, Catwoman headlined her own series for over 20 years. But her unique path had its downsides as well.

Do you… Feel misunderstood? Have high levels of empathy?Deeply process and reflect upon your experiences? Have people comment how sensitive you are? Over analyze things? Have sensory overload ? Fall into people pleasing? Frequently feel emotionally exhausted from absorbing other people’s feelings? Get defensive when criticized? Have a strong intuition ? Notice things that others miss, you’re seen as perceptive and insightful? Get deeply moved by beauty, rich scents, artwork? If so you may be a highly sensitive person. Welcome to a sanctuary for highly sensitive souls dedicated to ...