Mind Games Psychopaths Play

When you find yourself attracted to someone who is so charming and manipulative, you might be dealing with a psychopath. While not everyone who displays these characteristics is a psychopath, if you have the feeling that you are being gaslighted and manipulated by someone, it is possible that you are falling victim to his or her mind games....

Establishing Healthy Friendships (And Knowing When to Move On)

Unfortunately, we often do not learn enough about what makes a relationship healthy. Even if we do, the lesson does not always stick when it comes to our family, friends, and romantic relationships. Like any relationship, friendships have the ability to go from healthy to unhealthy. Friends can be great sources of support, but that does not...

Women and Low Sex Drive: Why it Happens and What You Should Know

Do you know those happy couples on Instagram who seems like they have it all together? They have one thing in common: little to no sexual intimacy in the relationship. This is particularly a problem for women, yet no one talks about it. This is only an issue when it bothers or affects the woman herself. If her partner wants more than she is...

Is Your Relationship Toxic? How to Recognize the Signs & What to Do

There are always difficulties and issues in every relationship. But no matter the rough patches, in a healhy relationship you are able to come together. You can discuss situations openly and work together to create solutions. At the end of the day, you just enjoy being together.Toxic relationships are different. They are harder to iden...

How to Say Goodbye if Someone You Love is Toxic?

Toxic relationships have been glamorized in our movies, books, and television shows. We find the idea that someone would do anything for us romantic. We have been conditioned to overlook the negative and find the controlling, overbearing, and sometimes abusive behavior attractive. Examples of this are found in most young adult content in som...

Narcissistic Rage 101: How to Avoid it and Deal With It

People with narcissistic rage can be very hard to deal with when they encounter a failure. Sometimes the people closest to you can be faced with this. This person can turn ordinary events into competitions. From your point of view, the comparisons they are trying to make may seem silly, but people like this like to engage in challenges in the...

How to Improve Trust Issues

Trust issues. There are songs about it, movies about it; it has become romanticized. But what actually are trust issues? The obstacle between you and intimacy, creating a connection with others, and often leftover damage from a bad relationship. However, trust issues can come from a variety of sources.When you feel these trust issues c...

Imposter Syndrome: How to Not Feel Like A Fraud

Have you ever felt like no matter how hard you tried, you just did not belong? As if everyone around you (friends, colleagues, peers) is going to discover that you are a fraud and do not deserve your accomplishments or job position? If the answer yes, do not worry, you are not alone! This is what psychologists call imposter syndrome and it i...

Everything You Need to Know About 4 Attachment Styles

Have you ever wondered why some people are very clingy and others are so detached in their relationships? Today, we are going to unpack the different attachment styles and find out why. In this article, we will be addressing the four attachment styles, their characteristics, how they affect relationships, and how to identify them.S...

Healing After A Miscarriage

Miscarriages occur in roughly 20% of pregnancies. However, it is still a tragic experience. It is important to take time to heal, no matter how far along a woman is when she loses her child. This is not a situation where you pay attention to what other people think; it is personal. Grief and loss are painful emotions associated...