3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (1287+ words) Posted September 11, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods One of the recurring types of clients I see is hyper-independent people who can do and manage absolutely everything on their own. Yet, the very thing that could be the pinnacle of freedom in…...

5+ day, 1+ hour ago   (653+ words) Posted September 9, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. When I was an associate marriage and family therapist, a common theme that would continue to appear in my client case presentations during supervision was distance regulation. At the time, I hadn’t heard…...

3+ day, 22+ hour ago   (540+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Michelle Quirk Many of us crave deep connection and intimacy with our partner. That’s not surprising since loving relationships don’t just feel good—they are good for us. When things are going well, we reap many…...

4+ day, 1+ hour ago   (126+ words) Posted September 10, 2026 | Reviewed by Gary Drevitch To what extent these points actually influence relationship dynamics and the stability of the relationship had, until recently, been largely unclear. The psychological analysis of the interviews revealed both positive and negative aspects of…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (535+ words) Can a Stepparent Buy Love? Psychology Today Can a Stepparent Buy Love? How tangible support can shape stepchild-stepparent relationships. Posted September 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. - Take our Family Estrangement Test for the Adult Child - A stepparent's financial support can…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (535+ words) Can a Stepparent Buy Love? Psychology Today Can a Stepparent Buy Love? How tangible support can shape stepchild-stepparent relationships. Posted September 2, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. - Take our Family Estrangement Test for the Adult Child - A stepparent's financial support can…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (275+ words) Posted August 29, 2026 | Reviewed by Margaret Foley It makes sense that you could, over time, develop a nostalgic fondness for an ex-partner. After all, with the passage of the months, years, or decades, what seemed like fatal flaws at the time…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago   (1112+ words) Posted August 23, 2026 | Reviewed by Jessica Schrader Co-authored with Galit Romanelli It's Lesson 13 in the course Interventions in Family Therapy. Today I'm teaching the three parts in each of us: the parent, the partner, and the child. The class wasn't getting…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (441+ words) Posted August 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Tyler Woods As proposed in new research by the University of Rochester’s Claire Shimshock and colleagues (2026), it’s relational hope that can serve this key function. Defined as the “striving toward desired outcomes and goals within their…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (907+ words) Posted August 25, 2026 | Reviewed by Monica Vilhauer Ph.D. For Women’s Equality Day, I’ve been thinking about the unspoken rules women inherit about money, power, and taking up space—and just how much more complicated those rules are for women of color....