Why Your Partner Meets Your Worst Expectations: Relationships and the Power of Projective Identific
It’s easy and tempting to blame our partner for their poor behavior. But sometimes we are an unconscious party to that bad behavior.
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“Change!” “No, YOU Change”: Relationships, Criticism and Acceptance
Conflict in romantic relationships almost always has the same subtext: A desire that the other person change. That feels like criticism, m
“Why Won’t You Do More!?” How Couples Over-Under Function
When one partner is highly competent, and the other is incompetent, resentment is going to build.
“You’re Right!” Couples, Conflict and Counselling
When we fight, we try to convince our romantic partner that we’re right and they’re wrong. Could it be that both sides are right?
A Parent Is Only As Happy As Their Saddest Child
When our children struggle, it’s hard for us to be happy. But putting it all in perspective helps.
We're All Crazy: The Uses and Abuses of Psychiatric Diagnoses
Mental illness is becoming more and more common. Or is it?
Expats and Repatriation: Five Rules To Ensure A Smooth Re-Entry
Re-connecting with friends & family at home after an expat assignment is a challenge. Here are five ways to make it easier.
Keeping Up With The Joneses: Four Ways To Step Away From The Rat Race
We’re hard-wired to compare ourselves with others. But we don’t have to let that run our lives.
Mirror Neurons: How We Know What Others Are Feeling
It may seem like a miracle that we’re able to feel the emotions of other people. Here’s how we’re able to do it, and how that ability helpe
Why We Behave The Way We Do: Conditioning, The Unconscious and Pavlov’s Dogs
We know that our past influences how we feel and act today. But it’s not always obvious to us how and when that’s happening.
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