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The holiday season tends to bring people back together: family, familiar spaces, old patterns. And for many parent–adult child pairs, it also brings back familiar tensions. Whether you're the [...]

Leaving home for the first time to go off to college is one of life's most significant milestones. It's thrilling, liberating, and full of possibility, but it can be intimidating, too. For most [...]

You've got a new job and your supervisor bends over backwards to help you get settled in, taking you through extra training, granting you an extension on a deadline, and covering when you're [...]

You browse social media and see your friend's relationship, a coworker's promotion, or an acquaintance's tropical beach vacation. Your own life instantly feels inadequate. It's easy to attribute [...]

What happens to a child who becomes the caregiver? When a child is tasked with meeting the emotional or practical needs of a parent, they are referred to as a "parentified child." Some people [...]

Are people born with personality disorders, or are these traits shaped by life experiences and environment?  This question has been part of the ongoing debate of nature versus nurture, to [...]

"Mommy issues" refers to intense, challenging, or problematic relationships with a mother or mother figure during early life. These issues are not exclusive to clear-cut trauma but can also come [...]

"Daddy issues" is most frequently used as a judgmental and dismissive term, primarily against women who do not have a relationship with a father or father figure. The truth is this isn’t [...]

Do you remember when you first started dating, the thrill of discovering each other, the random late-night conversations, the giggles over something ridiculous, and the excitement of surprise [...]

The world is losing sight of empathy and thoughtfulness; this can be a challenge for highly sensitive people. Sensory input, criticism, and the fast-paced demands of life can cause overwhelming [...]