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Have you ever struggled to set boundaries with a partner? Or needed reassurance on first dates? Thought leaders in psychology ...

Reparenting yourself promises to improve mental health by taking care of childhood wounds. Here's how to start reparenting yourself. “Reparenting is the process of rewiring our earliest beliefs and ...

It was the early ’70s , a colorful, tumultuous time in history. It was also my coming of age time. I was a ’tween who had been transplanted from her Old Kentucky (suburban) Home to “Bezerkley.” I may ...

We all have different ways of coping with pressure, difficult personalities, stress or trauma. And while most of us are familiar with the common fight, flight or freeze responses, there's another ...