How to Tell if the Effort in Your Relationship Is Unbalanced
In a healthy relationship, both partners ideally contribute equally. Each cares for the other in the way they themselves would want to be cared for. Of course, this balance naturally shifts from time to time—for example, when your partner experiences a loss, you might need to step up more…
How to Navigate a Relationship with an Emotionally Invalidating Partner
Emotional validation is a fundamental part of healthy relationships. It helps us feel seen, heard, and safe with our partners. Routine dismissal, criticism, and ignoring of our emotions chip away at our self-esteem and connection with our partners…
How to Set Boundaries as Co-Parents
Marriages and relationships don’t always work out, and sometimes splitting up is the best thing you can do for yourself and your former partner. However, when you have children together, it can change the dynamic of how you communicate and see each other…
How to Learn from your Relationship Mistakes so you Don’t Keep Repeating Them
Most of us, at some point, have experienced the unsettling feeling of relationship déjà vu. It starts with chemistry and romance, and feels like this time it’ll be different. We make plans and get cozy, then the familiar red flags wave…