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Aujourd'hui, mon objectif est de transformer la façon dont vous gérez les conflits dans vos relations proches. Nous ne parlons pas de "caler" les disputes — plutôt, nous allons...

Bien sûr — l'objectif ici est d'aider à résoudre les conflits qui érodent votre relation. Cela peut sembler ambitieux, mais cela vaut la peine...

Nearly everyone who reaches out here to the Crappy Childhood Fairy describes having been invisible or misunderstood by their caregivers. Whether through neglect, substance use,...

My fear of being left in the future led me to abandon my own needs in the here and now. I constantly put everyone else...

You’re having an ordinary conversation and someone drops a small comment — “don’t be so sensitive,” “you’re overreacting,” or the one that lands like a...

About 30% of couples — whether dating or married — report experiencing some form of infidelity, and that number only reflects what’s been disclosed. After...

Growing up with trauma affects each person differently, yet the patterns of symptoms that can surface later in life are strikingly similar for many of...

Nothing scrambles your mind or wounds you more than trying to maintain any kind of relationship with someone who behaves narcissistically — the gaslighting, the...

Believe me from hard-won experience: destroying a marriage is almost always much easier than rebuilding one. It takes far less effort to let a relationship...

All right — here’s a very simple way to approach relationship advice: ask yourself one question. Do you feel stuck? Does it seem like no...

Among the warning signs I’ve learned to spot, one in particular always makes my alarm bells ring: when an adult claims they never want to...

There’s a pattern that comes from trauma where people move through life without ever truly committing to anything long-term — relationships, careers, communities, even the...

A lot of people misunderstand avoidance: they assume pulling away is a sign of strength, that detachment equals confidence. In reality, avoidant withdrawal is not...

A few days ago a post explored how shutting down or stonewalling during an argument can leave a partner feeling unheard, isolated, and even abandoned,...

Even rats become obsessed when rewards and care are repeatedly mixed with cruelty and isolation, so it’s not surprising that people raised with trauma often...

One night I was called into the hospital and found a man suffering a massive heart attack. We fought to save him for a long...

If the word “space” keeps popping up in your relationships, this material is aimed at you. What people commonly lump together as avoidant attachment is...

Nobody can truly love you well if you haven’t become aware of the repeating patterns you keep slipping into. Consider this: have you ever been...

I’m about to say something that will make 99 percent of women furious — ready? Sometimes it’s acceptable for a man to say, “I’m sorry...

Beaucoup d'hommes laissent des commentaires m'accusant de détester les hommes ou d'essayer de placer les hommes en dessous des femmes, et rien ne pourrait être plus éloigné de la vérité. Je...

Ce qui m'intrigue et m'alarme à la fois, c'est la façon dont ceux qui cherchent à contrôler et à manipuler les autres semblent instinctivement reconnaître que les personnes avec...

Avez-vous déjà remarqué ce changement soudain, difficile à nommer ? Une minute, l'atmosphère entre vous se sent chaude et pleine de vie — une vraie connexion, une possibilité tangible. Vous vous sentez...

Je continue de penser qu'il devrait y avoir une simple liste de contrôle pour vous dire si la personne que vous fréquentez est un narcissique — ce qui serait...

Avez-vous déjà vu un partenaire évitant disparaître dès que les choses commencent à s'approfondir, pour réapparaître des semaines ou des mois plus tard comme si de rien n'était ?...