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Successful partnerships are not the product of chance; they are built deliberately. They don’t exist simply because you happened upon the right person — even...

You’ve endured enough silence in your life, haven’t you? That heavy, unsettling quiet that follows their disappearance — the rooms that still seem to echo...

Have you ever noticed that sudden, unsettling change — the moment lively exchanges evaporate and conversation becomes a hollow echo? When messages go unanswered and...

Okay, correct me if I’m wrong, but it seems like when you constantly go out of your way for a partner who never returns the...

When I first began teaching about trauma, I never imagined that one of the most persistent, defining consequences of childhood abuse and neglect would also...

The early phase of a romantic relationship—especially after a long period of solitude or when you fear you may never be truly loved—can feel all-consuming....

The paradox of emotional unavailability is that you can close yourself off so completely that you lose the awareness that you’re shut down in the...

May I offer a piece of advice? Don’t allow tenderness to fade from your partnership; don’t let romance fall by the wayside. You often don’t...

Alright — is this an appropriate place for me to vent? Can I safely get something off my chest? Someone left a nice comment about...

Have you ever found yourself among coworkers, at a gathering, or in a casual chat and felt strangely detached? As if you were going through...

Let’s be honest for a moment: being rejected hurts. It bites. Whether it’s a job you wanted, a friendship, or a relationship you invested in,...

It’s heartbreaking when caregivers overlook a child whose need for affection, attention and safety is as vital as eating, breathing and drinking. If you grew...

When people who have endured psychological trauma begin dating, it’s easy for them to drift away from the present and construct elaborate interpretations about why...

Some people insist that cancel culture is a myth or even a necessary corrective, and curiously those voices are often the same ones who have...

Doesn’t it often feel like men retreat to “I don’t know” as a default answer? A friend was describing the most recent argument he had...

Have a question for you: have you ever been in a relationship where the moment you stop messaging, stop obsessively checking your phone, stop chasing...

I could not understand why, once I left college and began hunting for my first job, doors kept closing on me. And even when I...

I made a video suggesting that couples should each ask their partner for a few concrete actions they could take this week that would genuinely...

So the other day I had a truly awful emotional meltdown — it was brutal. I got into a heated argument with a vendor I...

The strangest paradox of avoidant attachment is this: the very behaviors that pushed them away are often what they will exhibit once you stop striving...

You’ve tried everything to keep them close, haven’t you? You send the first messages. You forgive without insisting on explanations. You tuck away your own...

People who genuinely love you and care about your wellbeing will pay attention to what you require from the relationship in order to feel safe,...

“Productivity crash” is a phrase I coined to describe a recurring pattern I witness frequently: people who survived childhood trauma can achieve extraordinary feats—performing almost...

Why is it that even when you pitch in around the house she still seems unappreciative? That’s an important question and there are several possible...