In a notebook, write down your 12 most essential values, choosing from the list below. Try not to over-think it. Next…

Many articles have been written about setting boundaries in romance and friendship. But setting boundaries with one's family.

Advice columns are rife with examples of people who tolerate seemingly intolerable relationships. Many seem to follow a formula.

In May 2021, Extra Gum released a commercial showing people waking up to an announcement that they could go outside: The pandemic was over.

You probably already know that you should be getting more sleep. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends

Feeling understood is the bedrock of emotional intimacy. All relationships—couples, parent-child bonds, friendships, even work relationships—can withstand a lot of pressure

Leo Tolstoy famously wrote, “All happy families are the same. Each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.” In my couples therapy practice, however, I’ve found the opposite to be true

My client, "Annie," was a professional photographer who put her career on hold when she had children. Ten years later, she’d barely picked up her camera even

Pre-pandemic I was hosting Thanksgiving for beloved friends who were about to move out of the country.

Pre-pandemic I was hosting Thanksgiving for beloved friends who were about to move out of the country.

The kind narcissist sees themselves as a good person. Often, they appear steady and good-natured. They are popular and well thought of. The trouble arises once more is asked of them than they want to give.

It probably comes as no surprise that most people come to therapy to work on their relationships. The quality of our relationships determines the quality of our lives, after all.

Anyone who has made a big change in life has had to change the narrative of who they imagine they are. Outside of true circumstances–facts that everyone would

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Learning to speak up and assert yourself is difficult. It requires a reconditioning of your default responses and an ability to tolerate the inevitable discomfort to create change.

In the first episode of the Hulu sitcom "Shrill," there's a scene in which the heroine, passive, deferential Annie, sees a beautiful plus-sized woman in a flower shop, walking around like she owns the place

It probably comes as no surprise that most people come to therapy to work on their relationships. Family issues are often related to struggles setting boundaries.

Josh and Lucy came to counseling because Lucy had lost all interest in having sex. Josh felt that Lucy was cold, withdrawn, and critical. Lucy agreed with this assessment

Announcing you need a drink when feeling stressed or worn out is usually met with enthusiastic agreement.

Leo Tolstoy famously said, "All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way." Unhappy couples often believe this. They get sucked into the story of their unhappiness and get lost in the details of their hurts and complaints.