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‘How Are You Feeling?’: Chronic Illness and Coping with Questions
It is a simple question, but one that can cause more inner turmoil than most of us realize. “How are you feeling?” For countless people living with a longer-term or chronic illness, ... Read More
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Self-Differentiation and Why It Matters in Families and Relationships
Best friends since high school, Linda and May decided to share an apartment after college. They were always there for each other, enjoyed laughs and adventure often, and cheered each other ... Read More
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Are Your Best Days Really Behind You? How Success Can Haunt You
A primary focus of therapy is healing from past traumas and making attempts to improve the parts of ourselves we find unsatisfactory. There’s clearly a need to address these issues to ... Read More
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How Not to React When Survivors of Sexual Trauma Disclose
A survey conducted in 2011 by The National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence revealed one in five women and one in 71 men will be raped during their lifetime (Black, Basile, Breiding, ... Read More
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The Challenges of Your 20s: High Expectations, Uncertain Independence
Being a 20-something (an age group making up part of the “millennial” category) in today’s society can, at times, contribute to high levels of stress and anxiety. Many ... Read More
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Help! My Wife Doesn’t Love Me Anymore and Says She Needs ‘Space’
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I’ve been married for nine years and have two children. This past month, my wife told me that she no longer loves me and she needs space. I was diagnosed with ... Read More
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Forgive for Good: The Benefits of Forgiveness and How to Cultivate It
It is a fact of life that in any sort of relationship with others, we risk being neglected, abused, rejected, lied to, or betrayed in some other way. Whether due to minor or major transgressions, ... Read More
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Talking in Circles? Get Communication Back on Track During a Fight
Conflict is an inevitable part of relationships. No two people see everything the same way, have carbon copy preferences, share identical temperaments, care equally about things, express ... Read More
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Narrative Therapy Tactics to Affirm Gender Identity and Expression
Sophia Dembling wrote, “One of the risks of being quiet is that the other people can fill your silence with their own interpretation: You’re bored. You’re depressed. You’re shy. ... Read More
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Emotional Regulation and Children, Part 2: Boundaries and Tantrums
Considering the outpouring of support and positive feedback I’ve received since my last article, “Emotional Regulation and Children: Tips for Caregivers,” I thought I would continue ... Read More
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Help! My Partner Doesn’t Seem to Like My Child
Dear GoodTherapy.org, I am a mother of one child, and I share custody of that child with her father. I’ve been divorced for seven years, and for the last two I’ve been seeing ... Read More
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The Benefits of Yoga for Trauma Treatment and Mind-Body Wellness
Eastern traditions have long recognized the importance of the mind-body connection for general wellness, and Western thought is beginning to follow suit. An increasing amount of research ... Read More
