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It may not come as a surprise that human beings are storytellers. For millennia, families, tribes, and societies have told...

Avoidance is a normal behavior and necessary for survival. Avoiding harmful situations helps keep you safe. If you have avoidance-anxiety,...

This is the second of a two-part series about the importance of forgiveness in our lives. If you haven’t read...

Losing a loved one takes the life that you know and upends it dramatically. One day, this person is part...

Chronic anxiety affects millions of Americans annually. If you struggle with chronic anxiety, you know that the physical and mental...

Being close to another person can be both exhilarating and scary. There is something deep within us that longs to...

Over the past two decades, social media has become a key part of most of our lives. It is how...

In the simplest terms, loneliness can be defined as being alone and feeling it. Sometimes the loneliness itself feels like...

Nothing can be done about the “shoulds” and “only-ifs” of the past by remembering them now. Guilt and self-judgment require...

Both of our sons got married this year, and we couldn’t be happier with who they chose. We were confident...

Human beings are fallible and make all kinds of mistakes in life. We fail even when we seek to avoid...

“I’m just not good enough to find love,” “I just know I’m not smart enough to get any qualification beyond...