The notification lights up your screen while you’re still in pajamas, coffee cooling beside you. A friend has sent a wall of text about their ongoing family crisis, expecting immediate support and ...

In Part 1 of this series, I described the concept of Identification with the Aggressor as developed by psychoanalyst Sándor Ferenczi (1949). In Part 2, I discussed how it can help us understand many ...

LifeStance Health reports on monkey branching, a harmful relationship behavior involving forming new connections while still ...

For some clients, the parent-child relationship began with warmth and later became strained. For others, it felt unsafe or ...

Spring Health reports signs that therapy is effective include noticing thoughts, setting boundaries, and feeling an overall sense of improvement.

Not every red flag waves loudly — some of the most toxic relationship patterns hide behind "normal" behavior. View Entire ...

If you’ve lost yourself in a relationship, it may be time to untangle your identities and establish clearer boundaries. Credit...Vanessa Saba Supported by By Christina Caron The same pattern kept ...

Melissa Urban, co-founder and CEO of Whole30, as she discusses the importance of setting boundaries in relationships. Learn about the hidden challenges, the benefits of setting them, and strategies to ...

Do you have a friend who’s, um, a little bit *too* close to their family? Like, you call your parents once or twice a week and text the group chat when you have news, but they call their parents ...

“Many eldest daughters grow up being the built-in helper, soothing parents, mediating between siblings, or anticipating needs ...