Negative parenting patterns rarely start with the current generation. They are usually hand-me-downs from stressed, overwhelmed adults who were once stressed, overwhelmed kids. The promise of breaking ...

People who grew up with unhealthy family patterns were likely impacted deeply by them. It’s not easy to grow up in an unstable home environment. Even if someone wants to break the cycle, it can be ...

We all have that inner voice. The one that whispers you’re not good enough whenever you try something new. The one that catalogs every embarrassing thing you’ve ever done and replays them on loop at 3 ...

What do lions, tigers, bears, and a sink full of dishes have in common? Fight, flight, or freeze: our stress system’s responses to threat. When being chased by a lion, we will either run (flight), ...

It's not your fault that bad things happen, but you can help prevent more in the future. “He’s cheating on me,” Liza said before she’d had a chance to take off her coat and sit down opposite me in my ...