“My brother voted for Trump,” said one patient of ours. “I dread hearing him tell me why he thinks the election was rigged. He always takes over the conversation, which makes it hard for me to share ...

Family tensions can test even the most patient individuals, particularly when one becomes the designated mediator. Research suggests that nearly 65 percent of adults experience significant family ...

Family conflicts possess the unique power to wound more deeply than disagreements with strangers, precisely because they occur between people who matter most to us and whose opinions carry the ...

Every family develops its own unique emotional ecosystem, and within that system, children naturally take on different roles to help the family function and to secure their own place within it. While ...

Written in collaboration with Jacqueline Silverstone. In the early days of the COVID-19 pandemic, loved ones were reaching out to one another for support. Communication among family members helped ...

So many parents feel trapped in negative patterns of relating to their kids. They cycle through the same arguments week after week, leaving everyone feeling exhausted and battle-weary. When faced with ...

This is blamed for most discord among couples, but nobody puts too fine a point on what exactly it means. In this post, you can search for your own special brand of dysfunctional communication pattern ...

Effective patterns of communication seem easy enough to most people. However, communicating effectively in a clear, concise and accurate manner takes significant effort. According to the Mind Tools ...

It can be wonderful to share a business with your family, the very folks you know best, enjoy, care for and respect. Yet many families run into trouble when they try to work together. Their individual ...

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