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A Codependency Tale: The Wife Who Refused to Bury Her Husband
Most of us take care of others at some point, sometimes putting their needs first or focusing on helping them out of tight situations. In the 1930s, the term “codependent” was ... Read More
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How to Recover from the Stagnation and Deadness of Isolation
If you tend to isolate from others, you may notice it’s a double-edged sword: isolating can provide needed relief from anxiety (and other strong feelings), yet it can cause you to feel ... Read More
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Is Therapy Right for Me? 8 Signs You Should Seek Counseling
In our fast-paced society, more and more people find it challenging to juggle unrealistic work and home life demands. We frequently have to deal with high levels of daily stress, which ... Read More
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What Keeps People from Pursuing Their Hopes and Dreams?
I want to be loved. I want to be fit. I want to have a job I’m proud of. We all have hopes and dreams, but sometimes we take too little action to make them come true. What is it that ... Read More
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How Mindfulness Helps Soldiers Before and After Combat
Research on mindfulness shows that it can be beneficial for improving a person’s attention, mood, pain tolerance, and immune function. It can also be used to reduce stress and increase ... Read More
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I Don’t Like, Admire, or Value Myself
What is it that many people who struggle with individuating have in common? In many cases, it’s lacking the ability to like, admire, and value themselves. Without that capacity, they ... Read More
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4 Ways to Heal the ‘Homesickness’ That Follows Divorce
One of the most profound injuries of divorce and the end of a marriage is the loss of a sense of place. Marriage touches on our deepest sense of belonging, and without that grounded experience ... Read More
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The Myth of the Male Midlife Crisis
As a psychotherapist who helps a lot of middle-aged men, I have learned that, as with so many pop psychology clichés, there is much more to the male “midlife crisis” than meets ... Read More
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Codependency and Parenting: Break the Cycle in Your Family
There are some common misunderstandings about what codependency is. It used to be that when one heard the term codependency, it was associated with being in a relationship with someone ... Read More
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What You’re Not Saying When You Ask If Your Partner Is Angry
Several minutes after I had asked my husband to skip the gym so we could go straight to a “Fall Fun Festival,” I could tell something wasn’t right. His answers to my questions were ... Read More
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How to Understand and Address Adolescent Sexting
One of the most difficult issues I see today for parents is sexting—the sending of sexually explicit messages, pictures, or videos via text message. Texting in general has only existed ... Read More
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8 Ways Highly Sensitive People Make the World a Better Place
Sensitivity is often referred to in a negative context. Phrases such as “You’re too sensitive” can be commonplace when someone expresses strong emotions. Much of American society ... Read More