Irina Zhuravleva

No momento em que você se abre com vulnerabilidade — compartilhando como se sente, explicando sua dor ou seu ponto de vista — e a pessoa do outro lado...

Todo mundo sabe que ignorar certos sinais de alerta pode minar até mesmo o amor mais profundo; não importa a força dos sentimentos, as bandeiras vermelhas negligenciadas acabam gerando atrito...

Okay—if your relationship feels stuck in a loop of arguments that never resolve, know that everything shifted for the better in my partnership when we...

Let me ask you something: have you ever been with someone who made you feel uniquely cherished one moment and then, seemingly without warning, drifted...

You check your phone again. You replay the last exchange in your head, searching for the moment you slipped up. You’ve tried to be more...

Someone in the comments claimed that women don’t want men to be vulnerable — apparently I wasn’t aware of that either until they pointed it...

When your attachment is anxious and insecure, and a partner tells you, “I don’t want to be with you anymore,” yet you cling more tightly,...

They vanish when you least expect it. One day they’re warm, engaging, and saying all the right things; the next day there is only quiet....

there’s always a risk when you take part in 12-step groups or join online meetings made up of people who are there because they have...

Stop immediately. Put the phone down. Stop re-reading old conversations. Stop scrolling through their profile. And stop torturing yourself with the question of what you...

People often mix things up: you can establish boundaries, but you cannot compel others to honor them. Surprising, yes — many of us have tried...

Experiencing abuse and neglect as a child can leave you convinced that you must manage everyone’s emotions wherever you go. If your family is unhappy,...

The blunt truth is this: trying to force an emotionally avoidant person into full commitment is a losing strategy. Chasing someone who withdraws from intimacy...

Some of the messages that appear on my YouTube channel are fascinating — occasionally warm and thoughtful, and at other times they provoke a strong...

They walked away and left you feeling like you’ve been hit with emotional whiplash — one moment you were their closest confidant, the next you...

Avoidant men often project an image of being unbothered — composed, aloof, untouchable. Yet this apparent indifference is not strength; it’s avoidance rooted in fear:...

Grief isn’t reserved only for deaths. If your childhood was marked by trauma, grief can arrive when you finally grasp that the childhood you needed—more...

The most genuinely powerful people I’ve encountered were quietly kind. They weren’t trying to please everyone or easily pushed around. They were centered, direct, and...

Muitas pessoas que sobreviveram a experiências traumáticas acabam cercadas por muitas coisas, e porque a desordem pode te impedir, é fortalecedor quando você encontra...

Você foi criado para acreditar que amor é igual a traição, que ser traído é comum e que encontros casuais não são apenas aceitáveis, mas mais seguros...

Eles foram embora sem calor. Sem lágrimas. Sem um adeus memorável. Apenas uma parede de silêncio, bloqueios, unfollows, desaparecimento. Sinto como se você nunca tivesse importado. Seu...

Há alguns anos, perguntei a Emily se ela já havia concordado com algo sexual comigo quando na verdade não queria, e...

Eles não te capturaram com grandes juramentos; te mantiveram cativo com sua ausência. Não pelo que ofereceram, mas pelo que se recusaram a...

Existe uma ideia comum de que as pessoas desperdiçam o que quer que tenham em excedente — seja comida, dinheiro, tempo ou saúde. Quando algo é abundante, é...