Every time you get around your family, you have to deal with snarky remarks about your weight, your job, your love life, or your style of dress, etc. The holidays coming up are already making you dread seeing your family members again, and if you struggle with depression, this can make it that much harder, so here are five strategies to cope.
1. First, realize that their criticism is masking their own insecurities.…
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Depending on their health, many women are good candidates for a robotic hysterectomy instead.…
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