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MERIT Therapy for Schizophrenia and Serious Mental Illness

MERIT looks beyond the symptoms of psychosis to what the world looks like through their eyes.

MERIT looks beyond the symptoms of psychosis to what the world looks like through their eyes.

How to Say a "Good" Goodbye to College

The time before college graduation is uniquely valuable for examining who we are and what we have learned about how we relate to others. Here's how to take advantage of it.

The time before college graduation is uniquely valuable for examining who we are and what we have learned about how we relate to others. Here's how to take advantage of it.

Heart Check: When Lust Looks Like Love

You have that warm feeling about your new paramour. But what does it mean? Research reveals how you can tell.

You have that warm feeling about your new paramour. But what does it mean? Research reveals how you can tell.

Refuse to Buy Into Your Own Projection

Growth is not a destination but an ongoing process—one that flourishes when we choose to see ourselves not through the distorted mirror of projection.

Growth is not a destination but an ongoing process—one that flourishes when we choose to see ourselves not through the distorted mirror of projection.

3 Signs That Your Partner Will Stand by You

How to spot love that's unwavering through good times and bad.

How to spot love that's unwavering through good times and bad.

What Contributes to Strong Parent-Adult Child Relationships?

Building strong parent-adult child relationships takes effort. This post explores key factors that nurture lasting, healthy family bonds.

Building strong parent-adult child relationships takes effort. This post explores key factors that nurture lasting, healthy family bonds.

How Does Your Therapist Handle Your Secrets?

Exhilarating to hear but sometimes exhausting to keep, secrets slip into our professional and personal lives.

Exhilarating to hear but sometimes exhausting to keep, secrets slip into our professional and personal lives.

Why Parental Divorce Is a Challenge for Children of All Ages

Discover how parental divorce hurts at any age and can create deep emotional wounds in children, reshaping their trust, identity, and relationships well into adulthood.

Discover how parental divorce hurts at any age and can create deep emotional wounds in children, reshaping their trust, identity, and relationships well into adulthood.

5 Powerful Ways to Boost Teen Mental Health

Research repeatedly indicates that connected relationships promote mental health particularly for adolescent. Learn how parents can play a powerful role.

Research repeatedly indicates that connected relationships promote mental health particularly for adolescent. Learn how parents can play a powerful role.

Fanning the Flames: How to Date Your Spouse

Notice how some couples manage to keep the flame alive for years? Here is how they do it.

Notice how some couples manage to keep the flame alive for years? Here is how they do it.

Is Your Relationship Built on Healing or Hiding?

When relief feels like love, it’s easy to mistake safety for connection. Trauma can shape our choices, and healing requires more than just a fresh start.

When relief feels like love, it’s easy to mistake safety for connection. Trauma can shape our choices, and healing requires more than just a fresh start.

3 Small Changes That Can Enhance Your Relationship

Take advantage of the brain's ability to grow and develop by incorporating a few small, simple, mindful practices into your relationship to improve connection and effect change.

Take advantage of the brain's ability to grow and develop by incorporating a few small, simple, mindful practices into your relationship to improve connection and effect change.

The Power of Belonging: From Hello to Help

I found my sense of belonging in an unlikely spot—a suburban rubbish bin.

I found my sense of belonging in an unlikely spot—a suburban rubbish bin.

2 Things You Need to Accept if You Want a Happy Marriage

You have to accept two facts for a strong, happy marriage.

You have to accept two facts for a strong, happy marriage.

If Love Feels Hard, You’re Not Doing It Wrong

Love isn’t effortless—it’s built through moments of discomfort, not in their absence. Real connection grows when we stay curious, accountable, and open, even when it’s hard.

Love isn’t effortless—it’s built through moments of discomfort, not in their absence. Real connection grows when we stay curious, accountable, and open, even when it’s hard.

8 Cofounder Conflict Myths That Sabotage Startups

Most startups fail from cofounder tension, not bad ideas. This post unpacks myths that quietly destroy partnerships—and how to beat them.

Most startups fail from cofounder tension, not bad ideas. This post unpacks myths that quietly destroy partnerships—and how to beat them.

2 Hidden Factors That Contribute to Family Estrangement

Abuse, mental illness, spousal pressure, and divorce can be factors that contribute to estrangement, but two other key drivers should also be acknowledged.

Abuse, mental illness, spousal pressure, and divorce can be factors that contribute to estrangement, but two other key drivers should also be acknowledged.

How to Avoid Major Conflicts With Your Partner

When a conversation gets heated, it's important to "keep it warm" instead. In this post, I show you how.

When a conversation gets heated, it's important to "keep it warm" instead. In this post, I show you how.

3 Ways to Become a More Confident Partner

Do you second-guess yourself in love? Here's how to build more self-assurance.

Do you second-guess yourself in love? Here's how to build more self-assurance.

What Tyes of People are Attracted to Edgy Partners?

Drawn to intensity? Discover the surprising reasons some are magnetically pulled to "edgy" partners. Uncover the hidden dynamics and your own susceptibility.

Drawn to intensity? Discover the surprising reasons some are magnetically pulled to "edgy" partners. Uncover the hidden dynamics and your own susceptibility.

Want Better Relationships? Start With the Circles of Support

If you're neurodivergent or healing from trauma or mental health challenges, this model can help you build balanced, fulfilling relationships—without burning out.

If you're neurodivergent or healing from trauma or mental health challenges, this model can help you build balanced, fulfilling relationships—without burning out.

The Power of Showing Up

Personal Perspective: Showing up with empathy and consistency builds connection, legacy, and lasting impact.

Personal Perspective: Showing up with empathy and consistency builds connection, legacy, and lasting impact.

Put on a Pedestal, Then Thrown Off: Life as a Wounded Healer

Projection, idealization, and emotional discard impact the wounded healer, but it is possible to stay grounded in truth and authenticity.

Projection, idealization, and emotional discard impact the wounded healer, but it is possible to stay grounded in truth and authenticity.

Do You Take Pleasure in Your Victimhood?

Do you feel repeatedly drawn into victimhood? You may have masochistic traits.

Do you feel repeatedly drawn into victimhood? You may have masochistic traits.

Before You Say 'I Love You,' Say This

Saying “I love you” is powerful, but saying something that makes your partner feel seen might matter even more.

Saying “I love you” is powerful, but saying something that makes your partner feel seen might matter even more.

What Envy Is: Admiration in Despair

We are often embarrassed and ashamed of our feelings of envy toward others, but envy can have both positive and negative effects on us.

We are often embarrassed and ashamed of our feelings of envy toward others, but envy can have both positive and negative effects on us.

2 Signs You're the Cinderella Roommate

Do you shoulder most of the chores in your household, despite your roommates being capable of doing them?

Do you shoulder most of the chores in your household, despite your roommates being capable of doing them?

The 4 Pillars of Community Belonging

Data reveals what drives community connection—and which groups feel left out. This research offers insights for building belonging in your own neighborhood.

Data reveals what drives community connection—and which groups feel left out. This research offers insights for building belonging in your own neighborhood.

Healthy Hearing Is an Often Overlooked Key to Aging Well

Hearing loss is often considered a normal part of aging, but addressing and maintaining hearing health is a critical part of aging well.

Hearing loss is often considered a normal part of aging, but addressing and maintaining hearing health is a critical part of aging well.

Is "A Wife Is Better Than a Dog" the Basis for a Good Marriage?

Considering marriage, Charles Darwin wrote that a wife is "better than a dog," and this was apparently enough of a reason to get married. Was he right?

Considering marriage, Charles Darwin wrote that a wife is "better than a dog," and this was apparently enough of a reason to get married. Was he right?