In my late 30s, I went through a gut-wrenching divorce. My ex-husband, someone I thought was in love with me, walked out suddenly. I would have missed his exit entirely had I not woken up to the sound of his packing ...

In the USA, nearly 700,000 children are abused in U.S each year. Unfortunately, trauma leaves a legacy; research by the CDC shows that trauma survivors are more ...

Do you keep going from one bad relationship to another, where you are abandoned, neglected, cheated on, or physically abused? ...

A friend of mine has a teenage son (let’s call him Nate). Nate has a kind heart, and he’s also one of the most popular kids in school. One thing …

Death is a topic that the living avoids in polite conversations, though none could escape it. I recently came across Berkeley professor and Vanity Fair editor Christopher Hitchen’s …

Leaving an abusive relationship is hard, but the scenario gets more complicated if you have children. If you are a parent at the crossroads of whether to stay or go, this might help you make a decision.

For the first few years of my life, I had a Pekingese dog named 小咪, or “smiling baby” in English. In Kindergarten, I excitedly told the class about her. “She ……

In life, there are few mindsets as poisonous as the victim mentality. People with this mentality do not believe they have control over their lives, so why bother trying? It …

Does free will exist? I pondered this question a lot. My interest in free will goes well beyond existential; I want to know if people deliberately choose what they do, …

Freud coined the term “repetition compulsion” to describe the puzzling phenomenon where an abuse victim repeatedly puts themselves in situations that replicate the distress they experienced in an earlier life. A

Over the years, I’ve helped several people leave toxic relationships. One lady, let’s call her Kara, was raised by violent, abusive parents. With Kara’s permission, I’m sharing her story with …

A lesson I learned early on in life is the importance of financial independence. Growing up, I witnessed how my narcissistic, violent father used my mother’s economic dependence on him to control her, and I vowed that this would never happen to me ...

Do you struggle with money? Are you trapped in a toxic relationship or job for financial reasons? If money brings you pain, you are not alone. 70% of Americans have …

Over the years, I’ve helped several people leave toxic relationships. One lady, let’s call her Kara, was raised by violent, abusive parents. With Kara’s permission, I’m sharing her story with …

The disadvantages of growing up in a abusive household is well documented. Early childhood trauma is a risk factor for a broad range of mental and physical illnesses ...

Why Most Therapists Are Ineffective (And What Actually Heals You)

Have you ever relied so much on a therapist you felt like you couldn’t handle life without him/her? I did. I found her during my divorce when I was experiencing …