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Being raised amid abuse and neglect nearly always saps a person of their natural strength. You begin to doubt your worth, lose faith in your...

The single most potent way to create genuinely meaningful connections with others is to make them feel heard. People crave that — and doing it...

One of the surest ways to slowly destroy a relationship is chronic people-pleasing. Not everyone naturally becomes a people pleaser — it often grows out...

What I’m teaching men is how to show up as themselves — genuine, transparent, truthful, willing to be vulnerable — and to practice that honesty...

Want to know why people sometimes recoil from you, tune out what you say, or get irritated before you even speak? It’s not because there’s...

Would you be prepared to pose this question to your partner: when was the last time you felt lonely in this relationship? From what I...

Maybe people labeled you as needy when what actually happened was you were left alone too many times. Maybe you were told to quiet down...

This is not merely a relationship with routine highs and lows. What you’re caught in is a deliberate psychological scheme. The avoidant person in your...

Have you ever stopped pursuing someone and noticed the energy in the room shift? One moment you’re sending messages, explaining yourself, doing everything to keep...

Okay, so today’s focus is on the things men often do that damage a marriage — and yes, you might be tempted to forward this...

All right — how much blame should the betrayed partner carry for an affair that occurred within a marriage? That’s an important question. Ultimately, remember...

Your body is far more honest about what’s happening in a relationship than your mind. While you busy yourself inventing explanations for their mood swings,...

You tell yourself you’re keeping safe. You believe that withdrawing is a sign of toughness. But imagine if the habit you adopted to survive has...

It comes on an otherwise ordinary day. Maybe it’s a Tuesday evening — you’re halfway through a film and finally feeling like yourself again. Or...

An avoidant attachment shows up in more than just behavior — it’s embedded in the way someone speaks, the cadence of their voice, and their...

The world will try to teach my daughter that her worth lies in her appearance, that a “good” girl stays quiet, obedient, and always puts...

Please listen closely—this matters. Your ex cannot take your place, and I’ll explain exactly why. If you’re reading this, you’re probably sorting through the fallout...

One consequence of past trauma is that it can shape behaviors—often around sex and money—that society judges harshly. Those actions can create stigma that follows...

One of the toughest realities to swallow when you’re in love with someone who consistently withdraws is this: the more you pursue them, the more...

Your sense of who you are — and therefore what you can imagine for your future — is woven from the narratives you repeat to...

There’s a clear theme that keeps appearing in people who tell me they don’t really know themselves — they’re unsure of their tastes, their hopes,...

Listen — I’ll be honest: I haven’t always been the kind of partner she needed. I dismissed her emotions and, without realizing it, I ignored...

How does it feel when you try to be part of a group? For many of us who grew up this way, adulthood often brings...

There’s a huge, almost universal thing that sparks childhood-PTSD symptoms — and chances are you’ve got it too. It’s so common that most people never...