Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

The problem with people pleasing: You’re trying so hard to be good. So how come you feel so bad?

Is it hard for you to accept help when you need it?

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

Sexless marriage? Couples therapists estimate that around 20 percent of marriages are sexless. Don’t give up without giving these ideas a try.

The only thing worse than being in a bad mood, is dealing with someone else’s bad mood.

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

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.

Being a parent isn’t everything.