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Sherri Gordon, CLC is a certified professional life coach, author, and journalist covering health and wellness, social issues, parenting, and mental health. She also has a certificate of completion ...

I was puzzled when the husband announced he was going to burp the house. I asked if he thought it would need a diaper change, too. “You know, burp the house,” he said with an air of disbelief. I ...

"Burping" your home has been trending on social media, but it's actually a centuries-old cleaning ritual that remains an essential part of modern life in Germany and parts of central Europe. This ...

Oh, it's been cold this winter. So open a window. In Germany, they called that luften, and it's found fans in the U.S. who call it house burping. Annette Baran is with the Goethe-Institut and joins us ...

The German practice of lüften, airing out your house, is becoming popular in the U.S. NPR's Scott Simon speaks to Annette Baran from the Goethe Institute, and her husband Robert, about embracing ...

Scott Simon is one of America's most admired writers and broadcasters. He is the host of Weekend Edition Saturday and is one of the hosts of NPR's morning news podcast Up First. He has reported from ...