Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

“Parenting” has become a competitive sport. But it’s kids who are losing. Let your kids screw up.

My anxiety doesn’t mean I can’t be a good parent. In fact, it makes me a better one.

Can’t calm down, won’t calm down.

My whole life, people have been telling me I’m “too much." It's BS.

This is your brain on love. And it’s scary.

Pretending you don’t have feelings doesn’t pay off.

As a person who writes about relationships for a living, I might be one of the people least in need of all this well-meaning advice, which usually amounts to clichés and can even veer into the territory of outright insults. What I need – what most of us need – is for people to hear me, and to trust me.

If your partner is still connected to his horrible ex in a way neither of you can do anything about, here are six ways to cope.

Would you really rather not get older?