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What Are Emotions? Understanding & Regulating Feelings

Research suggests that emotions play a crucial role in shaping our experiences and behavior in daily life and they play a BIG role in how we show up in relationships. Emotions are psychological states that involve subjective feelings, physiological changes,...

Top 10 Defense Mechanisms and Why We Use Them

We've all heard of defense mechanisms, but what exactly are they? Defense mechanisms are the ways we deal with anxiety-provoking and stressful situations. They're subconscious coping mechanisms that help us preserve an individual's emotional stability and well-being. While they can...

Parental Separation And Children’s Relationships

A link between adverse childhood experiences and various physical, emotional, and mental health challenges in adulthood was established long ago and is well documented. Childhood adversity is generally linked to multiple difficulties in adult life, even when it's not as...

Post-Traumatic Growth: What Is It & How Can It Help Me?

People can have significantly different responses to experiencing any type of trauma. Some of them might struggle with post-traumatic stress or relationship disorder for a long time. Others will find a way to cope through various defense mechanisms, some unhealthy,...

PTRS & New Relationships: Is It Possible To Find Love Again?

Experiencing an overwhelming mix of feelings after a breakup is perfectly normal. Even after a healthy relationship ends, both partners are often left wondering about various aspects of the relationship, behavioral patterns, things left unsaid, and other unresolved emotions. However,...

PTRS: What Is It And How to Cope With It?

Most of us are no strangers to bad romantic relationships. Throughout our lives, we experience a wide range of scenarios that leave us hurt in ways that make it seem like the pain will last forever. Sometimes we're the ones...

Relationships And Developmental Traumas: Is There A Negative Correlation?

Developmental trauma is a term used to describe the type of trauma that happens to a person during childhood. This is a vulnerable period of emotional, cognitive, and social development. Children don't have the ability to process and understand events...

Unresolved Traumas And Relationships: What Are The Effects?

Most untreated injuries, both physical and emotional ones, either keep getting worse until we’re forced to do something about them or leave scars and damage we learn we learn to live with. Unlike physical scars, emotional and psychological ones are...

Recognizing Vulnerability & Oversharing: Can You Be Too Vulnerable?

Sharing our genuine feelings, thoughts, and truths about ourselves can be immensely rewarding by allowing us to form deeper connections with others. Learning how to be vulnerable can also liberate us from the restraints of self-doubt, fear, and insecurity and...

Vulnerability: Myths & Misconceptions

Many people try to numb or hide their vulnerability, to push it down and pretend it doesn’t exist. It’s no wonder that misconceptions about it are so widespread. Many people fear being vulnerable; sometimes, they’re ashamed of showing they need...