Making Change

Relationships

2 Top Reasons for Being Stuck in Dysfunctional Relationships

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on March 13, 2023

By learning when to stay and when to leave a dysfunctional or abusive relationship, you can find your way to being part of a happy couple.

By learning when to stay and when to leave a dysfunctional or abusive relationship, you can find your way to being part of a happy couple.

Education

The Many Forms of Happiness

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on February 13, 2023

Increase your happiness by learning to identify, name, and pay attention to the many happiness-related emotions.

Increase your happiness by learning to identify, name, and pay attention to the many happiness-related emotions.

Relationships

Why Good Intentions Aren't Enough for a Good Relationship

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on January 9, 2023

According to a well-known proverb, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. So too is the road to broken relationships.

According to a well-known proverb, the road to hell is paved with good intentions. So too is the road to broken relationships.

Self-Help

Feel Broken Inside? It’s Time to Heal

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on December 15, 2022

Though you may feel broken inside, you are not broken; you're hurting. And it is essential that you begin the path toward healing.

Though you may feel broken inside, you are not broken; you're hurting. And it is essential that you begin the path toward healing.

Motivation

How to Meet Your Personal Goals

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on November 21, 2022

You can succeed in meeting personal goals when you are consistent and resilient. And you can learn to do this with compassionate self-awareness.

You can succeed in meeting personal goals when you are consistent and resilient. And you can learn to do this with compassionate self-awareness.

Resilience

Lost Your Job? 4 Essential Steps to Bouncing Back

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on October 24, 2022

If you feel devastated after losing your job, it is essential to take proactive steps to bounce back.

If you feel devastated after losing your job, it is essential to take proactive steps to bounce back.

Depression

Your Life Matters, Learn to Feel It

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on September 12, 2022

A Personal Perspective: Does your life lack a sense of meaning? Then it’s time to make some changes to bring purpose to your days.

A Personal Perspective: Does your life lack a sense of meaning? Then it’s time to make some changes to bring purpose to your days.

Relationships

You’ve Broken Up: Now What?

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on August 8, 2022

The end of your relationship can feel like the end of you. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Take action to help yourself let go, heal, and move on.

The end of your relationship can feel like the end of you. But it doesn’t have to stay that way. Take action to help yourself let go, heal, and move on.

Motivation

4 Questions That Set You Up for Success

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on July 13, 2022

Success involves a balance of pursuing your passion while maintaining perspective. It’s a tricky balance, but one that you can learn.

Success involves a balance of pursuing your passion while maintaining perspective. It’s a tricky balance, but one that you can learn.

Depression

Stop Wasting Time: How to Live Life to the Fullest

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on June 13, 2022

Life unfolds in the current moment, but there are lessons to be learned from the past and a guiding light offered by the future.

Life unfolds in the current moment, but there are lessons to be learned from the past and a guiding light offered by the future.

Attachment

Improve Sexual Satisfaction With Greater Self-Awareness

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on May 11, 2022

Improve your sexual satisfaction by learning to identify how your attachment style might undermine it.

Improve your sexual satisfaction by learning to identify how your attachment style might undermine it.

Relationships

6 Signs You Are Insecure in Love, and What to Do About It

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on April 6, 2022

If your insecurity in relationships undermines you at every turn, learning to identify your anxious attachment is the first step toward nurturing stronger connections.

If your insecurity in relationships undermines you at every turn, learning to identify your anxious attachment is the first step toward nurturing stronger connections.

Relationships

2 Simple Steps to Relationship Success

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on March 9, 2022

Relationships can fail for a range of reasons. Knowing two basic factors that can predict happier relationships can help you avoid the pitfalls.

Relationships can fail for a range of reasons. Knowing two basic factors that can predict happier relationships can help you avoid the pitfalls.

Attachment

Insecurely Attached: Is Marijuana Shangri-La or Quicksand?

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on February 6, 2022

Better than any massage, marijuana may help insecurely attached people to relax. But when they feel driven to always feel good, life can become not-so-good.

Better than any massage, marijuana may help insecurely attached people to relax. But when they feel driven to always feel good, life can become not-so-good.

Depression

5 Ways to Be Happy Even When You're Hurting

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on January 10, 2022

To be truly, deeply happy, you must accept and love the person you are—painful feelings and all. You can do this by nurturing compassionate self-awareness.

To be truly, deeply happy, you must accept and love the person you are—painful feelings and all. You can do this by nurturing compassionate self-awareness.

Rejection Sensitivity

6 Signs that You Might Be Rejection-Sensitive

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on December 12, 2021

Learning to identify whether you are sensitive to rejection can help you develop compassionate self-awareness, feel emotionally stronger, and become more resilient.

Learning to identify whether you are sensitive to rejection can help you develop compassionate self-awareness, feel emotionally stronger, and become more resilient.

Attachment

Feeling Alone? Learn to Carry Love in Your Heart

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on November 15, 2021

If you are drowning in loneliness whenever you are away from loved ones, it’s important to know that you can learn to carry their love in your heart.

If you are drowning in loneliness whenever you are away from loved ones, it’s important to know that you can learn to carry their love in your heart.

Anger

How to Respond When Someone Is Angry

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on October 25, 2021

Feeling the brunt of someone’s anger is never any fun. But knowing how best to manage it can at least enable you to navigate that situation.

Feeling the brunt of someone’s anger is never any fun. But knowing how best to manage it can at least enable you to navigate that situation.

Resilience

When Disaster Strikes: Preparing to Rebuild

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on October 5, 2021

Disasters are, by definition, difficult to live through. But with the right mindset, you can help yourself feel emotionally strong and move forward.

Disasters are, by definition, difficult to live through. But with the right mindset, you can help yourself feel emotionally strong and move forward.

Depression

Unhappy? How to Emerge from Your Darkness

Leslie Becker-Phelps Ph.D. on September 27, 2021

Making bad choices that make you more unhappy do not mean that you want to be unhappy. You might simply be stuck in negativity—and you can learn how to emerge from this darkness.

Making bad choices that make you more unhappy do not mean that you want to be unhappy. You might simply be stuck in negativity—and you can learn how to emerge from this darkness.