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Meet three of this year's "Makers," artists of color who are building community in Greater Boston
Each year, WBUR highlights a group of artists of color in Greater Boston. These "Makers" are spreading joy and building community while practicing their craft. We meet three of the...
Heavy Meddle: Help! The Matriarch Is Spending Our Family Into Oblivion
It's not exactly Downton Abbey, but a difficult dowager causes one family to fret over its financial future.
Heavy Meddle: Help! I'm In The Throes Of A Mad Crush — And I'm Married
Long-term monogamy is hard work. Crushes happen. What matters is what you do -- and don't do -- with them.
Heavy Meddle: Keeping The Peace — And One's Mouth Shut — In A Large, Dysfunctional Family
An elderly couple's daughter has assumed the mantle of their care and lets her resentment show. Her sister-in-law wonders: Should I say something?
Heavy Meddle: Help! My Boss Takes Credit For Everything I Do
He will often sheepishly thank me for "helping" him, but he never gives me credit for the work I did which saved his keister.
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Heavy Meddle: Help! I Binge Eat At Night!
An anonymous reader confesses, in anguish, to overeating at night.
Introducing The New WBUR.org
Exciting news from WBUR and Cognoscenti.
Heavy Meddle: Help! My Friend Is Spoiling Her Toddler
A woman struggles to decide if she should tell her friend that she’s being bullied by her young son.
Heavy Meddle: Help! I'm Worried That My Angry Young Niece May Be A Danger To My Children
When is a child's aggressive behavior a normal part of growing up, and when does it signal that something more serious may be wrong?
Heavy Meddle: How Do I Change My So-Called Life?
A middle aged woman feels stuck in an unhappy marriage and job, but fears abandoning either.
Heavy Meddle: How Do I Keep Dates From Becoming Therapy Sessions?
A woman wonders why her first dates keep devolving into counseling.
Heavy Meddle: Waiting Impatiently For My Mother-In-Law To Die
How do I get my wife to stop enabling her needy, cruel and selfish mother?
Heavy Meddle: Help! I Work In A Sexist Hell
A woman tries to figure out how to negotiate an industry awash in chauvinism.
Heavy Meddle: Help! I Hate Visiting My In-Laws Abroad!
A hundred degrees with no air-conditioning! Do I really have to go?
Heavy Meddle: Should I Announce My Good News On Social Media?
What’s the line between sharing and oversharing?
Heavy Meddle’s Lightning Round: Election 2016 Edition
With the campaign craziness at full boil, people are struggling to figure out who to vote for and how to avoid arguments.
Heavy Meddle: Help! A New Friendship Threatens To Send My Sobriety Up In Smoke
What do you do when your new best friend also happens to be your enabler?
Heavy Meddle: What Should I Do About My Unforgiving Fianceé?
I feel like I have to choose between my fiancée and my folks.
Heavy Meddle: My In-Laws Are On The Warpath Over Our Baby’s Name
Choosing the baby’s name should be a joyous event, right? Wrong.
Heavy Meddle: Help! I’m Living In The Apartment From Hell
What happens when your roommates are loud, violent, sloppy deadbeats?