Esther Perel served as a consultant on The Invite, and her philosophy — that you can have a completely new relationship with the same partner — became a structural goalpost for the film's script.
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This chapter is the philosophical engine of The Invite made explicit. Olivia traces how Esther Perel's concept — that you can have a completely new relationship with the same partner, rather than simply ending one — blew her mind when she first heard it in a TED Talk almost 20 years ago. Perel's 20-year-old book Mating in Captivity has just been reissued with a new foreword and is, Olivia says, required reading for anyone in a relationship. The conversation explores two more Perel ideas: the 'shadow of the third' (acknowledging your partner's desirability to others keeps the erotic charge alive), and compersion (experiencing joy through your partner's joy). Dax reflects on his nine-year open relationship with Brie, and Olivia draws the distinction between the resentment-driven obligation of most long-term relationships and the active, daily choice to be there.
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When applying for Medicaid to cover nursing home costs, there is a 5-year look-back period that can disqualify applicants who gave away or spent down assets.
A broken pipe filled the Bad Friends studio with what the hosts identified as hydrogen sulfide — microscopic fecal aeroparticles — that the crew denied smelling.
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Approximately 115 million adults in the US currently have prediabetes, most of whom are unaware, according to the Lingo sponsor segment.
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Men's overdose death rate fell 27% in a single year, outpacing the 23% drop for women.
The steepest decline in overdose deaths was among 15–24-year-olds, whose rate fell 37%.
Fei-Fei Li observed that on a given hospital shift, nurses walk miles just to fetch medicine and supplies, illustrating a clear use case for assistive robotics in healthcare.
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