Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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.

Is it better to be alone than to be in a miserable relationship?

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

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

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

This isn’t Sleeping Beauty. There’s no prince coming to rescue you. What relationship beliefs are standing in your way?

Are you drowning in negativity?

No energy at 3PM? The mid-afternoon slump is a well-known phenomenon.

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.