Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Being a parent isn’t everything.

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.

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

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

Would you really rather not get older?

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

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.

A relationship with a narcissist may start out with butterflies and fireworks...But don’t be fooled: it’s not about you. It’s about them.

If you have these four types of friends in your life, they could literally be making you sick. Consider yourself warned and remove these toxic friends!

Is it possible that talking about your relationship less could actually be the key to making it better? Sometimes, stop talking and just let yourselves be.