Ірина Журавльова

People often teach that relationships should be rooted in selflessness, and there is truth in that—yet a crucial question remains: when does giving turn harmful?...

It’s predictable: whenever someone offers relationship advice, there’s always that comment — “That won’t help with narcissists; empathy, kindness, and love don’t work on them.”...

A frequent complaint from men is that women are being taught that every emotion they have must be validated. Their point is: feelings are not...

So, can someone with narcissistic traits actually change, and is it possible to preserve a relationship when your partner is narcissistic? The short answer to...

Ugh — why are there always dishes piled in the sink? You’re so lazy. It’s not only my job to wash them. Are you serious?...

They aren’t testing you with words. They test you through silence, distance, and contradiction. If you’ve ever loved someone who once rushed toward you with...

So the other day both of my kids’ rooms were a mess. I told my daughter, “Please go clean your room now.” My son wasn’t...

Too often the style and tone of our arguments decide whether a relationship endures or collapses. So let me ask you plainly: how do you...

Severe neglect in early life, when caregivers fail to attend to a child’s needs, often leaves a person emotionally porous. You might have built a...

Have you ever experienced someone who vanished when you needed them and then suddenly reappeared as if nothing had happened? They message you unexpectedly, like...

Okay — in this video I’m going to walk through five essentials I believe every relationship needs to prosper. Two people can be together and...

Here’s how to tell if you’re trapped in an unhealthy, toxic situation: when the only moment things feel okay between you is when you stay...

A major reason people who grew up neglected as children have difficulty building steady, long-term partnerships is insecure attachment. Often they rush into closeness, get...

Okay, let’s simplify relationships: if you or your partner, whether deliberately or unintentionally, lack the desire to build trust, intimacy, emotional safety, or healthy communication,...

So I’m stuck — I can’t bring up things that hurt me when everything’s going well because I’ll ruin the good mood, and I can’t...

Almost everything you encounter about childhood trauma emphasizes how awful it is, how broken you are, and how terrible the people who hurt you were....

Here’s a straightforward question for everyone: does your partner have the right to voice a complaint? One of the toughest things for any of us—men...

I really think if couples adopted a single simple rule, their arguments could improve almost immediately — hear me out: pick a cue word, something...

All right — today we’re covering how to have conversations with men about relationships. Ready? If there’s one lesson from the comments, it’s this: if...

So how do you tell your partner what you need and how you feel without them getting defensive, feeling attacked, or accusing you of not...

You are the person everyone depends on. Is that you? You are the glue that keeps things together, the one who somehow makes everything function,...

I will always remember the moment I discovered there was an actual name for what I’d been struggling with—the strange behaviors, the floods of feeling...

Men, I want to help you see something many of the women you’re with struggle to communicate: they often can’t ask for what they need...

You deserve steady, devoted love—you deserve love that is generous and willing to sacrifice. You deserve warmth, gentleness, and someone who treats you with the...