Becoming an adult brings a certain amount of responsibility—you’ve got to earn a living, pay bills, be accountable for your actions. And with all that responsibility comes stress and worry. You can’t always make the world a wonderful place for everyone in your life....
What, you may ask, is a push-me-pull-me relationship? Answer: Where one partner pushes the other away and the other keeps trying to pull her partner closer. It’s a destructive dynamic, especially when couples get stuck in this mode. The more she pursues the more he...
It can be a daunting decision to seek therapy. When you finally do, you discover it’s not easy to find the right person to help you. In therapy, one size does NOT fit all. So it’s important to find a therapist who suits your needs and fits with your personality....
Jessica and Robert were madly in love when they got married. They thought, like everyone else, that their marriage would beat the odds. They weren’t the ones who would get a divorce. But everyone comes into a marriage with a certain amount of baggage, expectations and...
If you’re on the fence about whether or not to see a therapist, consider this: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. And the earlier you get help, the easier it is to solve the problem. But how do you even know you’re having a problem? Everyone suffers from...
We’ve already talked about how having a positive attitude and cultivating a good environment can affect happiness. Another really important component of being happy is connecting with others, preferably others who are happy too. Who are they? Happy people feel hopeful...
