Category Archives: Relationships
Can You Say No To Requests?
People-pleasing has its up-sides. Generosity tends to uplift the giver as well as the receiver. Yet for the times when you really do not want to do something that someone has requested of you, here's a gracious way to say a clear no.
Can You Spot 10 Signs of a Childish Adult?
Do you have the emotional maturity of a young child—or spend time with a particularly childlike adult?
Clear Needless Emotional Clutter From Your Relationships
Clearing your language of these five needlessly provocative words and short phrases can have a surprisingly positive impact on your relationships.
Collateral Damage
How does a sudden outbreak of war amongst civilized people in a sophisticated world-class city impact the life of a child? A psychologytoday.com reader shares her experiences.
Couples Therapy: 15 Essentials That the Best Therapists Do
If you are a therapist, to what extent do you follow these guidelines? If you are choosing a therapist, or evaluating whether to stay with one you've been with, here's help.
Beware Of Mistaken Marriage Advice That “All Couples Fight”
Beware of marriage advice that suggests that all couples fight. They don't. Successful couples also don't sweep their differences under the rug. Here's an alternative.
Borderline Personality: Does a BPD Diagnosis Imply Raging?
One aspect of the cluster of traits that lead to a borderline personality diagnosis lies at the core of this disorder. Hint: it's NOT anger.
Boundaries, Privacy and Intimacy Are Cultural Phenomena
When couples start with different cultural backgrounds, their his-way, her-way expectations of intimacy, of what is private and what can be shared, can be confusing.
Breaking Up Is Hard to Do, So Here’s a 6-Step How-To
Relationship endings can be difficult. This strategy works whether you are the one who initiates the breakup or the one who receives the bad news.
Can a 4-Step Self-Help Therapy Technique End Upset Feelings?
Therapists use this technique to help their clients gain insight and feel better. Can it also relieve upset feelings if you use it as a self-help technique?