Irina Zhuravleva

hey, i was kind of wondering if you had any tips for, you know, the bedroom — if you catch my drift. oh, so you...

Severe neglect in childhood — when adults consistently fail to meet your needs — can create an emotional fragility that follows you into adulthood. Even...

When your anger is audible and other people can pick it up in your tone, they often react negatively. And you know what? That reaction...

The reason I intentionally work to acknowledge my partner’s emotions is that her feelings matter to me, even when I don’t share them. I choose...

Do you know what my underlying aim is? To stop the power struggles that damage so many relationships. Too often couples fall into imbalanced dynamics...

You don’t have to wait until someone has hurt you ten times before you accept the truth. If warning signs appear at the start of...

People often ask me which of my videos about trauma I consider most impactful, and there’s one I want to bring to your attention now....

Okay, I’ve come across a relationship trick you really should try. I can’t fully explain why it works, but when I start a conversation with...

Did they tell you they weren’t ready, yet behaved as if everything were fine? Did they make you feel as though your desire for consistency...

No one goes into a partnership hoping it will turn into a roommate arrangement, so why does it so often end up that way? It...

Here’s a question: can your ego tolerate someone being genuinely blunt with you? Looking back at why one of my relationships collapsed, I now see...

Self-differentiation means being authentically yourself and not absorbing the emotional noise or “wifi” coming from others. The more you can remain true to yourself while...

Crescere in un ambiente familiare caotico e disfunzionale dove la negligenza emotiva – e a volte gli abusi – erano comuni può segnare la tua capacità di formare legami sicuri....

La vita è costellata di attriti. Le persone possono essere dure. Le situazioni diventano imbarazzanti. La tua auto si guasta. A volte devi deludere le persone, scusarti, allontanarti, impegnarti...

Chiamalo per quello che è: la tua confusione non è un segno che tu non ti sia impegnato abbastanza, ma il risultato di qualcuno che si ritrae in...

Immagina di crescere con un genitore che rendeva costantemente la propria vita il fulcro di tutto. Ignoravano ciò di cui avevi bisogno, respingevano i tuoi tentativi di parlare e...

When you find yourself trapped in a job you can’t stand, people around you assume you’re simply exhausted, overworked, or in need of a break....

There comes a time when the person who always believed they held the upper hand suddenly feels the weight of silence pressing down. The avoidant...

Hey—you. Yes, you. Stop scrolling. We need to have a talk. We need to address that sensation you’ve been carrying. That tight knot in your...

If your former partner was narcissistic, it’s very likely that even after the relationship ended, you still feel its effects — those relationships are destabilizing,...

Hi everyone — Mel here. I want to kick off today’s video by sharing something that happened last night. It was a Tuesday, one of...

Questo episodio è sponsorizzato da “mais”. D'accordo, qualcuno mi ha avvertito che se dico la p-parola, questo clip potrebbe essere rimosso, quindi da qui in poi...

Estimates suggest roughly 15% of people experienced significant trauma in childhood—depending on how you define “trauma.” Many of those people don’t even realize they were...

Many people write in saying that boundaries never work with narcissists or that their partner simply ignores them, so this needs addressing. One crucial caveat:...