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266. Are Relationship Doubts Normal? Four Questions to Get Your Answer
The short answer is yes, but the real question is, When should I listen to my relationship doubts and when should I ignore them? Whether youre deciding to move in together and having doubts, or y
265. Learn to Hold Your Boundaries with Healthy Selfishness
Youve tried to draw a boundary with your partner, boss or best friend, but they call you selfish, self-absorbed or even narcissistic! How could dare you prioritize yourself over what they want? In my
264. What to Do if Your Partner is Friends with Past Partners or Hookups
Your current partner is friends with one or more of their past partners or hookups, and you dont like it. Youve told them youre uncomfortable, but they say theyre just friends and youre overreact
263. How to Keep Your Boundaries Around the Holidays
How do you not let your family drive you crazy this holiday season? Boundaries. How can you find peace even though theres so much going on during November and December? Boundaries. How can you enter
262. How Do You Know When a Relationship is Over?
Have you been thinking its time to call it quits in your relationship, but maybe youre wondering if youre quitting too soon or wanting to leave for the wrong reasons? It can be hard to know when a
261. What You Need to Know About Defense Mechanisms
Defense mechanisms are your brains (mostly unconscious) way of avoiding conflict, anxiety or upset. Although they get a bad rap, defense mechanisms are a necessary part of your psychology, and some a
260. What to Do When You Can’t Get Through to Them
Do you have that person in your life who, no matter what you do, you cant seem to get through to them or get them to listen or engage in a healthy conversation about issues youre experiencing in the
259. The Five Keys to Positive Communication
Positive communication is communication thats based on respect and builds trust and collaboration. Although its something thats mostly been applied to the workplace, its goal is to build a psycholo
258. Getting the Sizzle and that Loving Feeling Back in Your Relationship
If youre listening to me right now, youve felt some kind of decline in your relationship or, as the song goes, youve lost that loving feeling. Or maybe you just want to make sure that decline nev
257. What Patience Really is and How to Have More of It
Did you know that the opposite of patience isnt impatience? Ive got to tell you that I didnt know that until I started researching this episode. Patience is actually on a continuum, with too much o