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Relationships
The Hidden Dynamics of Defiance and How to Disarm It

Lynn Margolies Ph.D. on July 14, 2026

Did you ever take someone's side against the one who wronged them, only to have it come back to haunt you? Learn frustration-free ways to help a stuck person who won’t take advice.

Did you ever take someone's side against the one who wronged them, only to have it come back to haunt you? Learn frustration-free ways to help a stuck person who won’t take advice.

Parenting
Why Teens Ignore Warnings and What Actually Works

Lynn Margolies Ph.D. on February 16, 2026

Does your teenager roll their eyes when you give advice or warn them? With a few adjustments, parents can get teens to open up and think through their decisions.

Does your teenager roll their eyes when you give advice or warn them? With a few adjustments, parents can get teens to open up and think through their decisions.

Infidelity
The Psychology of a Cheating Spouse

Lynn Margolies Ph.D. on March 19, 2025

Why do people cheat, and engage in other compulsive self-destructive behaviors, even when it hurts the people they love? Find out the hidden enabler that no one talks about.

Why do people cheat, and engage in other compulsive self-destructive behaviors, even when it hurts the people they love? Find out the hidden enabler that no one talks about.

Empathy
Can a Parent Have Too Much Empathy?

Lynn Margolies Ph.D. on February 6, 2024

Being sensitive and overly empathic can backfire. A few pointers can help transform your empathy into a strength-based strategy.

Being sensitive and overly empathic can backfire. A few pointers can help transform your empathy into a strength-based strategy.

Relationships
Mind Games in Families: How to Keep Your Sanity

Lynn Margolies Ph.D. on November 7, 2023

Are you giving up your power in relationships with intimidating people? Understanding the psychology behind what's happening can help you act from a position of strength.

Are you giving up your power in relationships with intimidating people? Understanding the psychology behind what's happening can help you act from a position of strength.

Trauma
The Psychology of How We React to Witnessing Violence

Lynn Margolies Ph.D. on May 10, 2023

Have people lost their humanity? It's hard to feel otherwise reading about the death on New York's subway. But other explanations may help restore hope.

Have people lost their humanity? It's hard to feel otherwise reading about the death on New York's subway. But other explanations may help restore hope.

Parenting
How to Influence Teens Who Cover Up

Lynn Margolies Ph.D. on March 14, 2023

Need help getting your teen or grown-up child to face reality? Learn what you can say and do to be allies and have a positive influence.

Need help getting your teen or grown-up child to face reality? Learn what you can say and do to be allies and have a positive influence.

Marriage
Who's in the Middle of Your Marriage?

Lynn Margolies Ph.D. on December 20, 2022

Is a parent intruding upon your relationship? Understanding this dynamic and learning some practical strategies can help.

Is a parent intruding upon your relationship? Understanding this dynamic and learning some practical strategies can help.

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September 2026
The Power of Enough

We’re all holding onto something we’re sure we can’t give up on, but research shows that letting go can boost our happiness a lot more than we might think.

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Self Tests are all about you. Are you outgoing or introverted? Are you a narcissist? Does perfectionism hold you back? Find out the answers to these questions and more with Psychology Today.

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