Elizabeth Laura Nelson

We’ve probably all heard it a million times: relationships are hard work.

Honesty is supposed to be the cornerstone of a healthy relationship, and lying, an automatic dealbreaker. But should it be?

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.

Parents — we’re the worst.

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.

Sometimes you have to let go of your dreams. As the years go by, you come to the realization that who you are now is pretty much who you’ll be forever.

We anxiety sufferers are good at covering up how we’re really feeling. You are not alone.

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.

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