Irina Zhuravleva

Few things feel as isolating as being in a crowd — at work, at home with family, or between friends — and still sensing that...

No matter what your avoidant partner says, if they respond to conflict by giving you the silent treatment, storming off, or disappearing for days or...

Hey babe — I feel like you’ve been leaving some of my things unwashed. No, I didn’t forget. They’ve been sitting dirty for a couple...

There is a big difference between casually noticing another woman who enters your line of sight and deliberately allowing your eyes to linger on her...

This could be the very action that, down the line, saves a marriage. This is a video that should be watched together with your partner,...

Do you ever wonder what to learn so you can communicate more during an argument? It might be valuable to take a closer look. For...

Be very clear on one thing. If the person you just split from had an avoidant style, this needs to land: you are not losing...

Entanglement describes a messy emotional knot in relationships: a pattern where leaving feels terrifying even though it occupies your thoughts constantly, and both partners —...

People will often reduce women’s ADHD to simple daydreaming, lapses in concentration, or messy habits. But for many women it’s far more than occasional forgetfulness...

Listen: this only works when both partners become a refuge for the other — a place where concerns, complaints, or requests for different expressions of...

Let’s begin with a truth few people acknowledge: avoidant-attached individuals don’t take to love the same way most do. Often, the closer you try to...

Here’s a blunt reality about childhood trauma: some of the things you missed as a kid cannot be repaired by going back in time. You...

Have you ever experienced someone retreating from you just as you finally allowed yourself to relax? One moment you’re sharing jokes, feeling connected and secure,...

People adore stories of dramatic turnarounds: someone drifts through a life full of pain, addiction and trauma, and then, after one single fortunate event, everything...

Consider a simple, vivid example of how love looks ahead to a partner’s needs. Many households have a wife or partner—often a mother—who is constantly...

Our culture tends to hand us two conflicting messages about how to find happiness: either you must make everything happen yourself, or you should avoid...

Living with trauma-fueled struggles can go on for so long that even the notion of freeing yourself from old patterns and problems seems terrifying. If...

Do you realize one of the biggest reasons our relationship suffered was that we never set a shared baseline? It may sound trivial now, but...

Chaos isn’t random. If you repeatedly end up broke, constantly arguing with people, or drowning in everyday demands, that often points to recurring trauma patterns...

If your goal this year is to systematically wreck whatever remains of your relationship, you needn’t look any further — I’ve got the exact blueprint...

Let’s be blunt about in‑laws: here’s a simple rule — if you’re married, protect your spouse from disrespect coming from your family. You can deeply...

Men, don’t learn the hard way like I did. Look at all these tools — they matter to me, so I take care of them....

You’re in a relationship and it feels bewildering, doesn’t it? One moment you feel incredibly close — seen, connected, certain that what you share is...

Jimmy here with another episode on how to handle your partner’s seemingly irrational emotions. Alright, let’s see what today’s term is — what are we...