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When Your Parents Disappoint You: The Difference Between Being Loved, and Being Lovable
How our parents treated us can impact how we feel about ourselves. But a difficult childhood doesn’t mean we have to feel bad forever.
Get Angry! (Sometimes): Hurt, Fear, Humiliation and the Use of Anger
Anger can warn you that you’ve been mistreated. Too little anger in your life and you won't recognize when you've been stepped on.
Death and Denial: Why We Try To Blame The Victim
Why do so many people ask insensitive questions about someone's untimely death?
Passive, Aggressive or Assertive? Respecting Others While Respecting Yourself
We all have different styles in dealing with demands from others. Some of those styles exact a heavy toll on us.
Hate, Anger and Conflict: Reducing Your Own Stress Through Empathy
We all come across people who make us angry. Whether you fight back, swallow your anger, or subtly take revenge, there’s a cost to you.
Sex, Shame and the Myth of Normality
Society tells us what “normal” sexual behavior and feelings are. And there’s a lot of guilt and shame around not fitting in perfectly.
The Deadly Effect of Triangles: The Hidden Influence of Other Family Members on Our Relationships
There are usually at least three people in any two person relationship. Being aware of this can keep our relationships healthy.
Avoiding Toxic Relationships: Intimacy, Marriage and the Unconscious
Understanding how we pick the wrong romantic partner, and how we play into toxic patterns with them will help you to avoid the same problem.
Did I Marry The Wrong Person? Common Mistakes in Love and Marriage
Our choice of romantic partner is driven by our unconscious and our childhood experiences far more than we think -- or like!
The Myth of Laziness — How Anxiety, Depression and Conflict Can Masquerade as Sloth
We all criticize others (and sometimes ourselves) for laziness. Dig deeper, and there’s always something else going on.
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