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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,...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

This may be an unpopular view, but when your partner expresses worry about your drinking or the medications you’re taking, you owe it to them...

Sexual involvement can cloud your judgment — especially for those who were neglected or abandoned as children. In the early phase of a new sexual...

Why do women today demand so much more from men than women did generations ago? That’s a fair question. I assumed it’s because women are...

Let’s be clear from the start: you cannot out-love someone who is avoidant. You can’t repair them for good, and you can’t embrace them so...

Most people lose an avoidant the very moment that person withdraws. It’s rarely the silence itself that ends things; it’s what follows that silence. A...

Experiencing an unusually high amount of conflict with others is a frequent outcome for adults who grew up with neglect or abuse. Constant fighting, arguing,...

There’s a certain mindset people are irresistibly drawn into — you’ve probably noticed it, maybe even found yourself slipping into it at times. We’ve all...

Have you ever stepped away from a conversation with someone you love? Not following a shouting match. Not because of name-calling or cutting remarks, but...

So what are we actually after — a woman of real worth who honors and values us? And how do we expect that kind of...

Try something right now: take a quick reality check of the room you’re in while watching this and notice what’s on every surface. Are there...

We aren’t wounded by what we don’t know so much as by what we refuse to acknowledge — a line Carl Young once said. Anyone...

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...

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...

There’s something strangely compelling about people who appear composed, steady, and seemingly unaffected. They don’t beg or pursue; their emotions seem tucked away and tightly...

Here’s something almost nobody ever says outright: the impact of someone leaving doesn’t always register in the moment. The loss, the regret, the emptiness —...