A friend was telling me she recently had a difficult conversation. As she prepared to respond, she determined to approach this conflict rationally and calmly. But the minute he questioned her competence, she lost it. Her rational approach went out the window and she became incensed.  Thinking stopped as she became defensive. At the end…

You are tired of his shoes being left at the side of the bed. You almost tripped over them getting up at night. It doesn’t take long for the argument to begin. “Why do you have to leave your stuff all over the place? Just put things away.” He glares at you and says, “Really?…

Have you ever heard someone say, “It feels like I am walking on eggshells? Small things become big. There is always a conflict. And I feel like something will erupt at any time.” They might be describing an intimate relationship with someone who is diagnosed with borderline personality disorder (BPD). Living with someone with BPD…

Can we all agree we have had enough stress this year! Now here come the holidays with stress of their own. So let me provide one piece of advice that will make this holiday season better if you employ it. Because the pandemic continues to take its toll on families and the virus continues to…

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