A 2023 study by researchers at the University of Washington examined the recovery period of individuals who experienced a single breakup. The study observed participants over a two-year period and ...

Let’s not beat around the bush: Breakups—and the whole trying-to-get-over-them thing—sucks. Part of what makes moving on so hard is that reminders of your ex suddenly seem to pop up everywhere—and in ...

Ever find yourself saying yes when you really want to say no? Maybe you’re running on empty but still agree to help, or you keep up old routines that just don’t fit anymore. It’s easy to fall into ...

Dear Eric: I love my wife of 29 years so deeply. Recently, she took a tumble down the stairs when going down to use the bathroom. She broke her pelvis, is in excruciating pain, and has lost all ...

In couples therapy, it's common for partners to want to explain their position. To plead their case. They want to share their point of view and how it’s different from their partner’s. They want their ...

As a child, if I sat around feeling sorry for myself, my mother would gently rap her knuckles on the top of my head and admonish me. “So selfish,” she would say. “Go clean toilet.” To Mom, who was ...