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4 days ago
Women

21 Things Women Tolerated In Silence Until They Realized Other Women Go Through Them Too

Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Love Thrives When We're Open to Pain

Blocking pain also blocks love and connection.
True self-love involves feeling discomfort.
Pain catalyzes transformation and healing.
Modern dating promotes detachment over connection.
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4 days ago
Women

21 Things Women Tolerated In Silence Until They Realized Other Women Go Through Them Too

Retirement
fromAbove the Law
1 day ago

Tax-Smart Retirement Withdrawals: The Fine Art Of Not Giving Uncle Sam Your Lunch Money - Above the Law

A strategic retirement plan is essential for emotional and financial confidence during transition, particularly for lawyers.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 day ago

Unwanted Parenthood: Father's Day Edition

Many parents feel societal pressure to have children, often leading to emotional challenges and regrets.
Parental regret, though rarely discussed, significantly impacts family dynamics and can be key to healing.
#parenting
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
2 days ago

"Parental Phubbing" Is a Powerful Form of Disregard

Parental phubbing negatively affects children's emotional health, leading to feelings of isolation and diminished self-worth.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

When Close Is Too Close Between Parent and Child

Parent/child enmeshment results in unhealthy dependencies and lack of boundaries, causing adult children to feel trapped.
Parenting
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago

Why I stopped calling myself 'Silly Mummy' in front of my daughter

Mothers should be conscious of their self-blame behavior to avoid teaching their daughters to prioritize others' feelings over their own.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

Death, Taxes, and Talking to Your Parents

Most families avoid care discussions until a crisis arises, risking confusion and conflict later.
Conversations should focus on values and how parents want to live, not just logistics of care.
Starting these talks can strengthen familial bonds, enhancing connection even in difficult contexts.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
3 weeks ago

My 11-Year-Old's Reaction to Frustration is Beyond. I Don't Know How to Cope.

Finding the right approach to help a child manage emotional distress can be challenging and involves balancing empathy and boundaries.
#caregiving
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

3 Tools to Heal the Pain of Dementia's Emotional Disconnect

Dementia-related emotional disconnect is a common experience for caregivers that leads to feelings of inadequacy.
Emotional unresponsiveness in dementia can feel personal, triggering deep-rooted fears and self-blame.
Dementia relationship dissonance can be addressed through intentional emotional recognition and reframing.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
3 days ago

3 Tools to Heal the Pain of Dementia's Emotional Disconnect

Dementia-related emotional disconnect is a common experience for caregivers that leads to feelings of inadequacy.
Emotional unresponsiveness in dementia can feel personal, triggering deep-rooted fears and self-blame.
Dementia relationship dissonance can be addressed through intentional emotional recognition and reframing.
#grief
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

What It Means to Grieve Someone Still Living

Ambiguous loss is a valid and complex grief that often lacks closure, leaving individuals feeling unsupported and emotionally stuck.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
3 weeks ago

What It Means to Grieve Someone Still Living

Ambiguous loss is a valid and complex grief that often lacks closure, leaving individuals feeling unsupported and emotionally stuck.
#relationship-dynamics
#relationships
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Double the Betrayal: When the Affair Partner Is Your Friend

Discovering infidelity involving a spouse and a mutual friend complicates trust and relationships, necessitating careful action and emotional management.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Yes, Your Stress Is Contagious

Stress impacts both individuals and their partners, influencing emotional and physiological health.
The Dyadic Biobehavioral Stress Model helps explain mutual influences of stress in relationships.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Making Your Peace With a World You Don't Agree With

You can change your life narrative, but not others' actions or behaviors.
Acceptance of others is crucial to avoiding chronic negative emotions.
Focusing on life's gaps between ideals and reality fosters guilt and worry.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I Have an Upsetting Suspicion About What My Family Really Thinks of Me

Family exclusion creates deep emotional scars that persist over time, even when attempts are made to bridge the gap.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Double the Betrayal: When the Affair Partner Is Your Friend

Discovering infidelity involving a spouse and a mutual friend complicates trust and relationships, necessitating careful action and emotional management.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

Yes, Your Stress Is Contagious

Stress impacts both individuals and their partners, influencing emotional and physiological health.
The Dyadic Biobehavioral Stress Model helps explain mutual influences of stress in relationships.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

Making Your Peace With a World You Don't Agree With

You can change your life narrative, but not others' actions or behaviors.
Acceptance of others is crucial to avoiding chronic negative emotions.
Focusing on life's gaps between ideals and reality fosters guilt and worry.
Parenting
fromSlate Magazine
1 month ago

I Have an Upsetting Suspicion About What My Family Really Thinks of Me

Family exclusion creates deep emotional scars that persist over time, even when attempts are made to bridge the gap.
#personal-growth
fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Relationships

Asking for a friend: My friends are so excited to hook up with guys on our J1 this summer but I've just split with my ex and am heartbroken. Should I go?

fromIndependent
2 weeks ago
Relationships

Asking for a friend: My friends are so excited to hook up with guys on our J1 this summer but I've just split with my ex and am heartbroken. Should I go?

#psychology
fromIndependent
3 weeks ago
Parenting

The rise of family estrangement: 'If you are going through it as a parent, it's incredibly painful - but there is hope'

fromIndependent
3 weeks ago
Parenting

The rise of family estrangement: 'If you are going through it as a parent, it's incredibly painful - but there is hope'

#divorce
Relationships
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Asking Eric: My mother is the bad guy in the divorce. Why should I forgive her?

Navigating parental relationships post-divorce is complex and requires understanding and empathy for both sides.
Relationships
fromwww.mercurynews.com
2 weeks ago

Asking Eric: My mother is the bad guy in the divorce. Why should I forgive her?

Navigating parental relationships post-divorce is complex and requires understanding and empathy for both sides.
#mental-wellness
Wellness
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

How We Learned to Buy Our Feelings

The wellness industry commodifies emotional peace, making it a luxury product that fosters ongoing desire rather than true fulfillment.
Chasing calm through consumerism is ultimately unfulfilling, as emotional well-being cannot be bought or optimized.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Quiet Ache of a Life Half-Lived

Emotional numbness may signal deeper struggles rather than mere tiredness.
True safety involves the ability to feel without becoming overwhelmed.
Living in survival mode can dull joy and connection.
Wellness
fromPsychology Today
2 weeks ago

How We Learned to Buy Our Feelings

The wellness industry commodifies emotional peace, making it a luxury product that fosters ongoing desire rather than true fulfillment.
Chasing calm through consumerism is ultimately unfulfilling, as emotional well-being cannot be bought or optimized.
Mindfulness
fromPsychology Today
1 week ago

The Quiet Ache of a Life Half-Lived

Emotional numbness may signal deeper struggles rather than mere tiredness.
True safety involves the ability to feel without becoming overwhelmed.
Living in survival mode can dull joy and connection.
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1 week ago

How THC Supports a Healthier Mindset: Sleep, Focus, and Calm Explained | stupidDOPE | Est. 2008

THC is finding its place in the self-care conversation, with consumers using it for sleep, calm, and clarity rather than solely for recreational purposes.
Cannabis
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 week ago

Harriette Cole: How can I get my roommate to turn on the air conditioning?

The tension between you and your roommate seems to stem from her frugality, impacting essential purchases and comfortable living conditions, creating resentment.
Parenting
#mental-wellbeing
#coping-strategies
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Handling Relationships With Emotionally Immature Parents

Emotional immaturity in parents can profoundly affect their adult children's emotional health and relationships.
Parenting
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

Handling Relationships With Emotionally Immature Parents

Emotional immaturity in parents can profoundly affect their adult children's emotional health and relationships.
fromNewsday
2 weeks ago

Naomi Osaka tears up after first-round French Open loss to Paula Badosa

"As time goes on, I feel like I should be doing better. But also...I hate disappointing people," said Osaka, venting her struggle with expectations.
Paris food
#support-systems
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

When the Help Doesn't Help, Is It Gaslighting?

Fertility gaslighting dismisses emotional experiences, affecting mental health.
Awareness of gaslighting is crucial for emotional safety in fertility.
Clear boundaries are essential to maintain trust in personal experiences.
fromBuzzFeed
3 weeks ago
Mental health

These 5 Work Habits Are Pretty Common, But They Could Be Subtle Signs Of Depression

Relationships
fromPsychology Today
4 weeks ago

When the Help Doesn't Help, Is It Gaslighting?

Fertility gaslighting dismisses emotional experiences, affecting mental health.
Awareness of gaslighting is crucial for emotional safety in fertility.
Clear boundaries are essential to maintain trust in personal experiences.
fromBuzzFeed
3 weeks ago
Mental health

These 5 Work Habits Are Pretty Common, But They Could Be Subtle Signs Of Depression

#boundaries
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Truth About Family Cutoff

Family cutoff can negatively affect emotional health and relationships over generations.
Estrangement can lead to feelings of loneliness and anxiety, disrupting family dynamics.
Boundaries and therapy can provide alternatives to total estrangement.
Relationships
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Truth About Family Cutoff

Family cutoff can negatively affect emotional health and relationships over generations.
Estrangement can lead to feelings of loneliness and anxiety, disrupting family dynamics.
Boundaries and therapy can provide alternatives to total estrangement.
fromBustle
3 weeks ago

This Celebrity Life Coach Works With Dylan Mulvaney & JVN

We love to build up our idols, because that's how we project what we want. Then we love to tear them down, because that's how we deal with our own shame and envy.
Social media marketing
fromInsideHook
4 weeks ago

Hate Being Ghosted? A New App Might Help With That.

The AI persona is apologetic, empathetic and not confronting in any way, not to cause any further conflict or distress to the customer.
Artificial intelligence
#loneliness
Retirement
fromBuzzFeed
3 weeks ago

Older People Are Holding Nothing Back About What It's Really Like To Get Old

Aging often brings profound feelings of loneliness and invisibility as loved ones pass away and society often overlooks the elderly.
Retirement
fromBuzzFeed
3 weeks ago

Older People Are Holding Nothing Back About What It's Really Like To Get Old

Aging often brings profound feelings of loneliness and invisibility as loved ones pass away and society often overlooks the elderly.
#friendship
#conflict-resolution
fromApartment Therapy
1 month ago

Your Zodiac Sign Says This Is the Self-Care Habit You Need Right Now

Gemini, your ruling planet Mercury encourages you to vent to friends and family as part of self-care to process and share your emotions.
Wellness
#therapy
fromIndependent
1 month ago
Mental health

'It has been 5,475 days since I found Gerry on bedroom floor' - Melanie Verwoerd recalls life with beloved broadcaster Gerry Ryan

fromIndependent
1 month ago
Mental health

'It has been 5,475 days since I found Gerry on bedroom floor' - Melanie Verwoerd recalls life with beloved broadcaster Gerry Ryan

fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Asking Eric: My husband's one-night fling is now with his brother, and it's awkward for us

I'm not going to tell you that you shouldn't feel the way you feel. But I would love it if you asked a couple of questions about those feelings.
Relationships
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

It's a Shame You Can't Have a Baby

Infertility shame thrives on societal misconceptions, isolating individuals and deepening their feelings of inadequacy.
Empathy can combat infertility shame, fostering hope and connection.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
1 month ago

Richmond non-profit transforming lives through horses

Riding the horse provides 3,000 to 6,000 steps in one session, depending on the length of the ride. You're getting 3,000 to 6,000 inputs into the body.
Fundraising
Digital life
fromIt's A Long Road
1 month ago

The Collapse of a Perfect World: What Mice Can Teach Us About Society

The Universe 25 experiment highlights how comfort without purpose can lead to social decay and emotional emptiness.
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

3 Words to Rewire Your Overthinking Child's Mind

After 30-plus years of counseling children, teens, and families, I've found that three powerful words can rewire that pattern and restore emotional freedom.
Parenting
fromThe Local France
1 month ago

French Phrase of the Day: Au bout du rouleau

Au bout du rouleau, directly translates as 'at the end of the roll,' meaning to be completely exhausted or burnt out.
Paris food
Mental health
fromPsychology Today
1 month ago

The Anxiety-Depression Link

Unaddressed anxiety can evolve into depression, affecting individuals across ages.
Responding with empathy to children's concerns is crucial for preventing emotional decline.
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