Did you know that your brain is hardwired to solve problems, even when they don’t exist? When there’s nothing to solve, the brain creates something new to fix. Enter: the drama cycle. Maybe you’ve experienced this in your career. You work tirelessly toward your dream job, and once it arrives, it’s not all it’s cracked…
Through the years, we’ve talked a lot about different kinds of relationship advice on this blog: how to combat jealousy, 4 tips to diffusing an argument with your spouse, how to apologize correctly, and so much more. Yes, all of these tried-and-true tricks of the trade are extremely important to your marriage—but one simple change…
FYI, there’s a totally right way and a totally wrong way to address jealousy in a relationship. But one thing’s for sure—feeling a little jealousy and insecurity is completely normal (go ahead and take a big sigh of relief!). Sorry to say it, but pangs of “normal” jealousy are something you’ll probably never escape (um,…
Ever heard of relationship attachment styles before? If you’re a psychology nerd like me, you probably have. In fact, I bet you’ve already taken a test to see which attachment style you possess (if you haven’t, I found one for you here!). Defined by John Bowlby, aka the founder of Attachment Theory, the word attachment…
Have you ever been judged by someone before? Of course you have. We all have. I certainly have! Whether it was your high school best friend talking behind your back or a loved one confronting you about hurting their feelings (intentionally or unintentionally), no one can escape the infamous “judgment zone.” True, sometimes judgment isn’t…