I enjoy the holidays. Back when I was younger I would travel to see my family every year, always getting excited beforehand, beginning each trip with the idyllic fantasy of the ideal family holiday experience. As the first day or two passed by, I would struggle to stay upbeat in the face of the predictable […]
A vital but overlooked component of enjoying healthy, happy and fulfilling relationships is setting boundaries. Being social creatures with inherent tendencies to avoid conflict with others, humans have difficulty establishing boundaries. Although some people experience less problems with setting boundaries that they expect others to appreciate, most of us balk at the idea of telling […]
A dilemma that we all grapple with in relationships is telling a potential significant other about our past. Although we understand no one can be or should be perfect, it may be difficult to tell a potential significant other about something in your past that you wish had never happened. Will they accept you after […]
