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Independence is often viewed as a positive trait. These people are the type of “ones who handle it,” who don’t ask for help because they “don’t want to be a burden” and who “keep going no matter [...]

There’s a reason you feel instantly calmer when you walk into a cozy room with soft lighting, or why a bright pop of color can make your apartment feel more alive. Our brains respond to our [...]

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 [...]