14 Things Abusive Parents Do – It’s Not Always Obvious
When abusive parents come to mind. We think of physical, mental, and sexual abuse. Parents can be abusive in ways that are hard to detect…
5 Reasons People Have a Hard Time Saying No
Many people have a hard time saying no. At work the limits of requests are usually clearly defined. But outside of work, in families, friendship…
5 Signs You’re Dealing with a Passive-Aggressive Person
We’re all guilty of being a little passive-aggressive sometimes. It’s hard for many of us to be upfront about what’s bothering us! And so, we…
On how “Love, Simon” Handles Coming Out
Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you know that “Love, Simon” Made its North American release last weekend, on Friday, March 16th. The film…
The 5 Languages of Love: Can You Read Your Lover as Well as You Think?
Communication problems are an extremely common issue in budding relationships. Why don’t they compliment you more often? Don’t they appreciate it when you present them…
U-Hauling: Why Lesbians Face Higher Risk For Love Addiction
What is U-Hauling? You may or may not have heard the common lesbian stereotype of the “urge to merge”, otherwise known as “U-hauling”. Not to…
5 Ways to Approach Your Toxic Parents
When people recover from trauma, they often separate themselves from the person who caused it. But, what about recovering from being traumatized by your parents,…
6 Side Effects of Toxic Parenting
When Rapunzel left the tower and the evil witch she thought was her mother, she stepped into freedom and found adventure. But despite her escape,…
8 Common Characteristics of a Dysfunctional Family
Families are generally known to be the people you can lean on during tough times and have open disagreements without feeling attacked or judged. At…
7 Ways Alcoholic Parents Affect Their Children
I had a breakdown a few nights ago after my business meeting ended with Tai Khuong, co-founder and CEO of Psych2Go. I almost didn’t want…
8 Effective Ways to Strengthen Parent-Teen Relationships
There’s no such thing as a perfect family. Parents may often think they’re doing what’s “best for their child” because they love them, but those…
10 Ways to Deal with a Toxic Sibling
Toxic siblings can put a damper on a lot of things. Depending upon the level of toxicity it can be hard to engage with the…
10 Ways to Be There For Your Child Going Through Divorce
Pam from The Office says, “When you’re a kid, you assume your parents are soul mates.” Except statistics is the bearer of bad news when…
7 Ways An Introvert Can Help Their Extroverted Parents Understand Introversion
It’s easy for an introverted child to feel like the oddball growing up in an extroverted family. Instead of letting that create more distance and…
The Psychological Benefits of Adoption
Though adoption isn’t given the credit it deserves, it is still important to note how beneficial adoption can be. Adoption gives children in the system…
Revisiting the Heinz Dilemma
Picture this: A woman was near death. There was one drug that the doctors thought might save her. It was a form of radium that…
Motivating Those Who Are Afraid of Failure: An Interview with Dr. Adam Price
Dr. Adam Price is a clinical psychologist who, according to his twitter bio , is trying to find a cure for laziness. He has 20…
11 Things People With Depression Would Like Others to Understand – Can you relate?
Understanding depression is difficult. Please note, that within psychology it is widely known that mental illness is very different to every individual, and this post is…
How to Help Someone Dealing With PMS
Friends, family, and loved ones of all sorts: take this as reassurance that us uterus owners don’t hate you, we aren’t upset…
11 Things People with Depression would like their Family and Friends to Understand – Can you Relate?
Depression and mental illness is very different to every individual, and this post is by no means intended to generalize. This post was written to…