Irina Zhuravleva

In nearly every toxic partnership there is one person exercising control and manipulation while the other carries shame and diminished self-worth. Toxic partners will convince...

Could someone clarify how a narcissist differs from a person with avoidant attachment? I’d say the core distinction lies in motive: a narcissist often uses...

I can’t figure out why she’s never in the mood anymore. Oh man, my wife used to be the same — seriously, any idea what’s...

Hello — here’s a thought: why not ask one another directly which responsibilities you feel I’ve left for you alone to handle and that make...

When I was younger, single, and hoping to meet a steady man to marry and have children with—a longing I’d held since childhood—I somehow learned...

Right now, a lot of people are having a hard time making friends, keeping them, and letting those friendships deepen — so what’s going on?...

Listen: this only works when both partners become a refuge for the other — a place where concerns, complaints, or requests for different expressions of...

People will often reduce women’s ADHD to simple daydreaming, lapses in concentration, or messy habits. But for many women it’s far more than occasional forgetfulness...

Entanglement describes a messy emotional knot in relationships: a pattern where leaving feels terrifying even though it occupies your thoughts constantly, and both partners —...

Be very clear on one thing. If the person you just split from had an avoidant style, this needs to land: you are not losing...

Do you ever wonder what to learn so you can communicate more during an argument? It might be valuable to take a closer look. For...

This could be the very action that, down the line, saves a marriage. This is a video that should be watched together with your partner,...

There is a big difference between casually noticing another woman who enters your line of sight and deliberately allowing your eyes to linger on her...

Let’s begin with a truth few people acknowledge: avoidant-attached individuals don’t take to love the same way most do. Often, the closer you try to...

Here’s a blunt reality about childhood trauma: some of the things you missed as a kid cannot be repaired by going back in time. You...

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...