It's typical for one person in a couple to be a better listener, which can cause pain and strife. Here are tips that help connection.

Understanding and working with emotions is key not only for health and personal wellbeing, but for being maximally effective in the...

The next time you feel anxious, consider the idea that you might be in conflict about something.

For years I lamented my curvy figure. I wanted to be flat-chested and look like a boy or a model.

Perfectionism gives us the illusion of control in the midst of emotions that feel out of control, especially when we’re young.

When responding to a child, understanding emotions is crucial.

Knowing yourself is the beginning of all wisdom . - Aristotle Lillian, a patient of mine, didn’t know who she truly was. She lacked a...

Guilt and jealousy are two very challenging emotions. The approaches I share here have helped me with them immensely.

Ever walk into a room and feel all eyes are looking at you? You imagine people are judging your every flaw. You start to shrink and think...

For many of us, our early experiences with emotions involved us being told to "get over it" in one way or another.

I was anxious as a kid. To avoid my worries, I focused on schoolwork and after-school jobs. At that time, I had no idea my anxiety had...

Being a mother is the hardest job in the world even when things go smoothly. When you have a child who suffers the hardest job gets harder.

I was on the subway and I witnessed a needless escalation of anger that ended with somebody being punched in the face. I was shaken and...

In the kind of psychotherapy I practice called AEDP, we often focus on feel-good emotions like joy and pride. Deepening the experience...

My teenagers' dark and surly moods, my husband's anxiety, my mother's rare show of displeasure, and my father's anger and frugality, all...

My father was a psychiatrist in the 1960s, ‘70s and ‘80s. Like many mental health practitioners of his time, he tended to define people...

-Originally published on NAMI.org’s blog There are many “shoulds” about how families and holidays should be. For example, families should love each other, families should get along, and the holidays should be fun. Reality, however, is more messy and complicated. The facts are that many people do not have happy families, happy family memories or happy holidays. Holidays and family can easily trigger us into states of despair, anxiety, and a feeling of “not enough.” Perhaps yo

Resisting the mind’s pull toward future worries or past wounds takes practice.