Are High Expectations Sabotaging your Relationships?
Is it bad to have high expectations? Not necessarily. There’s nothing wrong with having certain standards for your life and for your relationships, as long as they’re within reason. [read more]
Is it bad to have high expectations? Not necessarily. There’s nothing wrong with having certain standards for your life and for your relationships, as long as they’re within reason. [read more]
Movies can create the impression that when two people are in-love they should always be lost in each other’s gaze, smiling when they look at each other, or constantly [read more]
It isn’t news that growing up with divorced parents has an impact on our psychological and emotional lives. It’s already well-known that children of divorce are more likely to [read more]
"Dealing" with family. It would be nice if everybody was able to cherish their family time in the manner the holiday classics envision, but sadly, this isn't reality for [read more]
Grass is Greener Syndrome (GIGS) is a complicated issue. What is understood and experienced as GIGS is actually the larger symptom of an underlying process that has been building [read more]
This article is a follow-up to my previous Grass is Greener Syndrome article. I’ve been fortunate to help people in various areas of the world work through this complicated [read more]
There are many ways to set boundaries. There are the boundaries that people can set with themselves, such as how they cut out bad habits or enforce healthier habits. [read more]
I recently went out to a social event — a friend’s gathering in the park. I was feeling so socially anxious that I just didn’t know what to say [read more]
One of the constants I see in my therapy practice are people who come in desiring to better emotionally connect with the world in various ways. For example, creating [read more]
I can’t tell you how many times I’ve heard someone say this to their child, or how many times I’ve heard someone give advice to another parent saying, “you [read more]