I used to believe that love was what held a relationship together. That if two people loved each other deeply enough, they could withstand anything—circumstances, pressure, mistakes, even each other.

I was mid-sentence when I realized the conversation was already over. Nothing had been said to end it. There was no argument. No raised voices. But something had shifted. I could feel it. It’s the ...

I have a good friend who is convinced everything is too late for her. On a girls trip, we all got tattoos. In the moment it was fun. Afterwards came the spiral: it’s too late for me to get tattoos. On ...

I used to care about a lot of things. More than I want to admit. Opinions of strangers, judgments from people I barely knew, the little social niceties that slowly felt like chains. I thought being ...

There is a subtle but pervasive distortion happening within the language of healing. It does not announce itself loudly, nor does it come dressed in obvious cruelty. It arrives instead in the form of ...

We all want the secrets to a great sex life. Whether we are married, in a relationship, or just dating, we are on a quest to maintain our sexual desire. When we think of a great sex life, we often ...

They say in the bardo there is nothing to fear because it is all a projection of your own mind. As a Dharma practitioner and a psychotherapist, I appreciate that both fields share the same goal of ...

When a client discloses how unhappy they are with their partner, I always ask the same question: So what is keeping you with them? And almost every time, I get the same answer: “because I love them.” ...

For a long time, I thought intimacy was something you found—through a person, a relationship, or a shared history that made something feel special and rare. I believed connection lived somewhere ...

We all love talking about attachment styles these days, especially when it comes to relationships. Is he avoidant? Am I anxious? Is she emotionally available? But what if attachment theory doesn’t ...

The texts and calls come crashing in. They almost feel like an assault, even though I love everybody who is taking the time to reach out. But, I am far away from everything and everyone—even my own ...

Anger and rage tend to get a bad reputation—especially when they live in women’s bodies. Many of us learn early that anger makes us unlikable, unstable, or unsafe. As little girls, we’re taught to ...