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Divorce is completely unfair and can make you feel like life has screwed you over and nobody cares. It’s up to you to move on. Ah, if only moving on…...

Sometimes, sharing your personal gifts with the world can be scary, and it can create a sense of vulnerability. Sometimes, you may feel as though your gift is not good…...

As a therapist, I am frequently working with children who are emotionally dysregulated and lack the skills to cope. This means, I see a lot of behavioral issues, difficulties containing…...

Cindy is a long-distance truck driver. Carlos is a business consultant who is on the road four days a week. Emily works in Chicago during the week and comes home…...

Abusive Relationships Domestic Violence has been investigated and written about extensively during the last few decades. There are many laws to protect women from cruelty. Social organizations have sprung up,…...

People who create – artists, writers, musicians – put their work and themselves out there, at the risk of being judged. A Firsthand Experience I recently learned something about myself.…...

My husband and I adopted our son when he was nearly five. When my husband died, our son was 11, and I was 40. I raised him as a single…...

I wrote last week about dealing with the shock of losing someone you love and said that numbness is a normal initial response following a bereavement. The loss of a loved…...

Even if you were lucky enough not to experience a painfully timid childhood, it’s easy to recognize that our coping mechanisms for shyness become way more sophisticated by the time…...