Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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.

Can’t calm down, won’t calm down.

True Scorpio nature: We like it when people are afraid of us. They should be afraid. Here 19 other ways you know you're a Scorpio!

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

The elephant in the room is my mental illness. Do my anxiety and depression make me unworthy of love?

Although research is clear we should not come to work sick, there’s still a stigma associated with admitting you’re too ill to go to work.

If you constantly find that you’re rubbing people the wrong way, take a look at this list and consider if you’re doing any of the following seven things.

Yes, a lot of parents are assholes. But you know what? A lot of people are assholes; some of them happen to have kids, some don’t. I can’t speak for all parents, and I wouldn’t want to try. But speaking as one particular person with kids, here’s what I wish my childfree friends would understand…

The thing is, when you fight with your partner, it’s your amygdala that takes over. It's the part of the brain that processes fear, and it’s powerful.

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