Irina Zhuravleva

there is a powerful link between childhood abuse and neglect—especially emotional neglect—and a recurring, painful pattern in adulthood of investing all your affection into an...

Can we start practicing a simple rule: if you feel something, say it? Men, in particular, often struggle with this — acting as if our...

You can sense him pulling back. It starts small: texts that once arrived quickly now take hours; plans that used to be made now evaporate...

Have you ever gone quiet with someone and found yourself obsessing over what’s running through their mind? I’m talking about the person you’re seeing —...

Okay. If you withdraw during an argument—something you might not usually do—I’ll be brief. But if you’re like me, there are moments in the middle...

When you’re dealing with someone who has an avoidant attachment style, it isn’t their words that usually throw you off — it’s the heavy quiet....

I notice recurring patterns after reading hundreds of messages from people who follow this channel. One of the most dangerous signs that someone is losing...

Okay, hoy tenemos una invitada extraordinariamente especial. Para aquellos que aún no la conocen, la Dra. Sue Johnson es una psicóloga distinguida, autora, oradora y...

Un desafío importante para las personas criadas en hogares marcados por el abuso y el abandono —y esto resonará en muchos— es que las personas crueles y desdeñosas...

Aquí hay pasos prácticos e información adicional para ayudarlo a reconocer, responder y alejarse de dinámicas emocionalmente abusivas, al tiempo que protege su bienestar. Valide...

Hay un silencio peculiar que se instala en ti cuando alguien con quien una vez sentiste una conexión profunda desaparece sin previo aviso. Dejas de esperar a su...

Lo que le estoy enseñando a los hombres es cómo mostrarse tal como son: genuinos, transparentes, honestos, dispuestos a ser vulnerables, y a practicar esa honestidad...

Uno de los efectos adversos más corrosivos de soportar el abuso es cómo deforma tu vida interior. Tus emociones se desconectan. Te sientes desconectado. Se vuelve...

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...

Have you noticed that in most relationships one person tends to be the more self-reliant partner? If you’re unsure which side that is in your...

It wasn’t physical violence. It was quiet. It manifested as hushed comments, the sudden hush when you enter a room, forced smiles, realizing you’ve been...

Have you ever paused to ask yourself whether you might be a narcissist, or at least exhibit narcissistic behaviors sometimes? If you grew up abused...

Today we’re going to explore the difference between healthy needs and unhealthy needs in intimate relationships. Underneath most arguments lie unmet wants and fears that...

Okay, picture this: many of us either already have children or hope to have them someday. Now ask yourself—would it sit right with you if,...

Today I want to tackle a difficult question: should you change for your partner? The short answer is no — don’t alter who you are...

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...

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...

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

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...