Dreams have been described as dress rehearsals for real life, opportunities to gratify wishes, and a form of nocturnal therapy. A new theory aims to make sense of it all.
There is one area of research that offers a lot of insight, if not answers, to why we live our lives the way we do, and particularly, how we operate in relationships.
Many of us are resistant to recognizing our ambivalence around relationships. Here are three ways to identify if you're giving in to your fear of intimacy and pushing love away.
Looking at our past can help shed light on the origins of our negative self-concept. Knowing the source of our insecurities can help us challenge them from the ground up.
Many are worried the pandemic could lead to an increase in suicides. Yet, new challenges can be met with a new way of talking about suicide and reaching out to those in crisis.
With the rise in new challenges between you and your partner comes an opportunity to learn long-term strategies to overcome obstacles and deepen your connection.
When we combine what we already know about loneliness with our new, isolating circumstances, how can we respond with resilience and silence to an inner voice making us feel worse?
Whatever state we're in right now, self-care is essential. There are powerful tools and practices to adopt that can help us take care of ourselves and one another.
Maintaining a strong sense of self while being able to get emotionally close to a romantic partner is one of the most effective ways to keep love alive. Here's how to do it.
Every interaction we have with our partner is a possibility for lively connection. How do we break deadening habits and drop into this "plane of possibility?"
While trauma can seem like a complex and daunting problem with no quick fix, there are strategies to help you free yourself of much of the pain of your past.
What you may find if you dig deeper into your online dating behavior is that what you think you’re looking for isn’t always what you’re actually seeking out.
Adverse childhood experiences have a lasting impact on our mental and physical health. But can positive childhood experiences help protect those who've been affected by trauma?
Whenever we feel triggered in a particular way by our partner, we're likely to fall back into the same bad habit. But there is a way to break this cycle.
Whatever challenges a couple is facing, there is one skill anyone can work on to greatly improve a relationship; that skill is listening. Here are five ways to be better at it.
With social media as a potential facilitator, what are the other factors, psychological processes, and cognitive influences leading Millenials to feel lonelier?