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Still Haunted by a Past Relationship? These Journaling Prompts Will Help You Let Go
Choosing a Career When You Don’t Know What You Enjoy Doing.
The Importance of Cultivating Emotional Intelligence
Grief, Why It Comes In Waves
What is Anticipatory Grief?
Red Flags to watch for when dating someone new
Dating after Divorce: How to ease yourself back into it.
Coping With Betrayal Trauma After Learning About Your Partner’s Sexual Addiction.
Are PTSD and ADHD Linked?
Healing From The Past When There Was Family Trauma
There’s a direct line that leads from where we started to where we are today. Trauma is often thought of as a kind of haunting. Ghosts of the past cling to the present, making a muddy mess of the future.
Want a Healthy Relationship? Why Setting Boundaries Can Help You Get There
Setting boundaries helps you understand what behaviors are okay. How someone respects your boundaries lets you know who they are.
What Are the Stages of Grief After A Divorce?
There are a lot of emotions that happen in the wake of a divorce. It's common for people to simultaneously feel excitement and relief as well as grief. While these feelings seem opposed on the surface, they’re actually quite closely linked.
The Relationship Between Codependency and Narcissism
Like star-crossed lovers, codependents and narcissists are often drawn to each other. Frequently, they share similarly tragic origin stories—childhood homes rife with emotional neglect and abuse.
Different Attachment Styles And How It Affects Dating
To most of us, dating feels like a muddy mess. People all come with their own sets of expectations, fears, and hopes. No one teaches how to navigate through all that. For that matter, no one even teaches us how to understand and express what we want!
Complex Trauma: What This Is And The Causes
Different areas of the brain become hyper-attuned to signs of danger, sometimes at the expense of our ability to regulate emotions. Our attention to detail in the moment is heightened, while our long-term memory is impacted negatively.
What Is Sexual Trauma?
We have a sense sometimes that sexual trauma can’t occur except in the case of sexual assault or rape. In reality, sexual trauma can stem from many different experiences.
The Body And How It Remembers Trauma
The impact trauma has on the body is long-lasting and significant. The stories of our trauma are written into our flesh. It quite literally changes the chemistry of our bodies, and the development of our brains.
3 Ways To Deal With Anxiety Before You Tie The Knot
In the run-up to tying the knot, there are a thousand opportunities for friction—for many, anxiety is part and parcel. It feels important and important things bring pressure.
Is It Normal To Grieve After A Divorce?
What many people are not prepared for is that divorce is often accompanied by the same grieving process we experience when losing a loved one—and it is absolutely natural for us to feel that way.
What Causes Emotional Eating and Can It Be Overcome?
Whether it started in childhood or began as an adult, if you struggle with emotional eating, take comfort in knowing that you’re not alone.