When someone hurts us, physically or emotionally, we crave an apology. An apology rarely if ever fixes the problem, of course, but it...

It’s easy to be careless about what we say and how we say it. Many of us have habitual “go-to” responses and expressions that flood our...

Andrew, did you take your sister’s cookie?” Andrew is ready to defend his position to the death. “It’s not my fault! You don’t know what...

Chores should not be optional or negotiable.  Ignore stalling tactics—"I’ll do it later,” or “It’s not fair,” or “I have too much...

Affair is one of those words that we think we know the definition of quite clearly until there comes a point to fully explain it to...

I’ve had a love for spooky things since I was a child. While I didn’t know it at the time, I can pretty much trace my anxiety back to...

If the thought "Maybe I should go easy on the alcohol” has ever crossed your mind, you are not alone. Many American adults, at some...

Some clients do not want to end their affairs even though the therapist can envision the future consequences, but other than helping the...

The work of building a healthy marriage begins long before you say "I do." Building a healthy marriage involves a lot of discontinuing...

It’s not whether you fight or argue—there are bound to be disagreements in any relationship, it’s how you argue that matters. A single...

We all have difficult times–with jobs and careers, relationships, and our emotional lives–and often, we repeat the same mistakes. When we...

We've all heard the term "midlife crisis." What exactly is a midlife crisis, though? Our idea of one may be distorted by movies showing a...

When we tell someone they wear their emotions on their sleeve, we really mean their face. This is important because your emotional...

Generally, high schoolers experience better mental health than younger teens, but they also struggle with a mix of strong emotions. The...

What if you wanted to improve your memory, enhance your self esteem, increase your mindfulness, tackle your physical fitness? Or crank up...

Consider this: Believing in ghosts helps us to investigate life's most baffling mystery: death. Such belief also fuels our hope that some...

All relationships have their ups and downs. What is important to remember is to be empathetic to one another so that you can maintain...

It can be hard to provide emotional support for a close relative or friend whose husband suddenly left the marriage.  An abandoned wife...

It starts innocently enough. You meet someone through a mutual friend, or on a dating app, and after a few dates, there’s a funny feeling...

The good news is it's never too late to learn how to communicate more effectively. The first step is to realize you're having...