Does Resentment or Anger Rule Your Home?

People who self-sabotage may be repeating patterns and habits that were learned and conditioned earlier in life and have become automatic. Trauma, self-esteem, and self-worth affect the probability of self-sabotage in work and relationships. There are both conscious and unconscious patterns of self-sabotage. While it may surprise many of us,...

A positive family environment is one in which family members get along well and are supportive of one another. A positive family environment can lead to better health and happiness as an adult. Individuals growing up in less supportive, high-conflict families may see the world differently. How important is the...

The number of adults who do not have kids, and do not think they will ever have kids, is growing. Why is this happening? How do these adults feel about the prospect of never having kids? Decades of survey data offer some answers. Will You Ever Have Kids? The Men...

The Window of Tolerance is a helpful and important nervous system regulation concept. Everyone's Window of Tolerance looks a little different depending on their personality, background, and a host of other factors. Increasing the Window of Tolerance is often a critical task for relational trauma survivors. What is the “Window...

Many people go through their adult lives believing they are somehow flawed or deeply different from everyone else. Being raised in an emotionally neglectful family sets you up to have an estranged relationship with your own emotions, which does set you apart. The "flaw" that is sensed is not a...

Megan Fox wants her kids to express themselves however they please. In a wide-ranging interview with Glamour U.K. for their April cover story, the 35-year-old actress opens up about how she teaches her children, Journey River, 5, Bodhi Ransom, 8, and Noah Shannon, 9, about gender identity and encourages them to be confident in who they are.

"Their house their rules. Don't like it? Move out and let your brother & his family live in peace," one commenter wrote.

Amber Heard appeared to physically react as the psychologist hired by Johnny Depp’s legal team to evaluate her testified that she has two personality disorders. The defamation trial between Mr Depp and Ms Heard began on 11 April in Fairfax, Virginia following Mr Depp’s lawsuit against his ex-wife in March 2019. Mr Depp is arguing that she defamed him in a December 2018 op-ed published in The Washington Post titled “I spoke up against sexual violence — and faced our culture’s wrath. That has to change”.Johnny Depp trial – latest updatesPsychologist Dr Shannon Curry took the stand on Tuesday...

WHEN a young mom shared the rules she has in place for her toddler son, she expected backlash – especially because she doesn't allow others to give her child sugar and won't force him to share. Thousands of people weighed in on the mom's parenting choices, with some labeling...

"This is very concerning," wrote one commenter. "It's so much bigger than mac and cheese."

Happy couples experience positive and negative interactions during a conflict in a 5-to-1 ratio (5 positive for every 1 negative). The concept of negative sentiment override suggests that feeling negative emotions can cloud one's ability to see things clearly. According to the Stimulus-Value-Role theory, what someone finds important in a...

In the aftermath of an affair, only the couple can decide if their marriage can survive. An apology without excuses and a process of forgiveness are crucial to rebuilding a marriage. Mutual reconsideration of the reason for the affair is considered the most difficult and crucial step. Too often we...

Successful co-parenting can benefit children’s academic performance, relationships, and emotional health. Co-parents should be open to listening and compromising, and they should aim for as much consistency as possible between the two homes. Co-parents should avoid speaking negatively of the other parent or letting their child become a spy...

Narcissistic personality disorder (NPD) affects approximately 5% of the population. While social media has been blamed for an increase in narcissistic tendencies, these aren’t indicative of an NPD diagnosis. Narcissists can inflict great emotional and psychological harm on their partners, parents, and children. As social media has made all...

Couples tend to make small sacrifices on a daily basis, even without necessarily being aware that they are. When one partner's relocation requires a large-scale sacrifice from the partner, the situation can put the relationship to the test. Based on new research, couples can survive these major sacrifices by understanding...

Kindness is of utmost importance. Hence our name, humanKIND. Without kindness, we wouldn’t survive. Think how vulnerable newborn babies are and how utterly dependent they are for So Long. Often I talk about kindness to others, but first I would like to talk about self-kindness. Some like to call...

People who suffer unfair treatment from others can carry their inner wounds for years, even for the rest of their life. Case studies and empirical studies confirm that anger, depression, and lost hope can accompany the unjustly treated person. Scientific studies show that forgiveness therapy can lead to emotional healing...

While under the influence you’ll probably act differently, but that doesn’t mean your drinking reveals—or can reveal—who you really are. Alcohol lowers your inhibitions, leading you to act more impulsively and care much less about how others might adversely regard your behavior. The dangers of excessive...

Mainstream empirical psychology divides the world into behaviors that we can see and mental processes we can infer. The Unified Theory Of Knowledge shows why this is an error. We can frame human mental behavior patterns as patterns of justification, investment, and influence. Mainstream empirical psychology tells us we should...

Focused attention and open awareness practices are two important subcategories of mindfulness. Focused attention practices help us hone skills of concentration and cognitive control. Open awareness practices help us develop equanimity with the ups and downs of life. Mindfulness is commonly referenced but frequently misunderstood. It is often discussed as...