With practice, you can learn to communicate assertively, which will raise your self-esteem and self-assurance and improve your relationships and professional performance.
After Divorce: Letting Go and Moving On
Take time out from your stress. Make time for yourself and find an activity that involves and relaxes you.
Take time out from your stress. Make time for yourself and find an activity that involves and relaxes you.
Rebuilding Trust: Part II
If you’ve been betrayed in a prior relationship or trust was a problem in your family growing up, then you’re apt to be on the lookout for signs of distrust.
If you’ve been betrayed in a prior relationship or trust was a problem in your family growing up, then you’re apt to be on the lookout for signs of distrust.
To Trust or Mistrust: Part 1
Learning to trust is not so much about the other person as it is learning to trust your own perceptions and paying attention to your doubts and intuition.
Learning to trust is not so much about the other person as it is learning to trust your own perceptions and paying attention to your doubts and intuition.
What You Should Know About Narcissists, Their Partners, and NPD
Narcissists are too afraid to look at themselves, because they believe that the truth would be devastating.
Narcissists are too afraid to look at themselves, because they believe that the truth would be devastating.
Therapy for NPD and Narcissists
Because narcissists see the cause of their problems as external due to their defenses of denial, distortion, and projection, their ability to look at themselves introspectively is limited. Thus, they don’t often come to individual therapy.
Because narcissists see the cause of their problems as external due to their defenses of denial, distortion, and projection, their ability to look at themselves introspectively is limited. Thus, they don’t often come to individual therapy.
What is Self-Esteem?
Self-esteem affects not only what we think, but also how we feel and behave. It influences every aspect of our lives.
Self-esteem affects not only what we think, but also how we feel and behave. It influences every aspect of our lives.
Do You Sacrifice Your Authenticity in Your Roles?
What if you really want to travel or go on the road as a dancer or performer, rather than be a homemaker? Maybe you want to be a park ranger, but you and your family think that idea is crazy and that you should reside close to them in the city.
What if you really want to travel or go on the road as a dancer or performer, rather than be a homemaker? Maybe you want to be a park ranger, but you and your family think that idea is crazy and that you should reside close to them in the city.
Self-Esteem: Why It Matters
Building self-esteem is an exciting path of self-exploration on the road to self-love.
Building self-esteem is an exciting path of self-exploration on the road to self-love.
Breaking Up: Should You Leave or Can You Get the Change You Want?
You may not be able to define what’s wrong or “what’s missing.” It may be a feeling of connectedness achieved through greater emotional intimacy.
You may not be able to define what’s wrong or “what’s missing.” It may be a feeling of connectedness achieved through greater emotional intimacy.
Self-Esteem, Self-Acceptance, or Self-Love: What’s the Difference
Most people determine their worth based upon other-esteem.
Most people determine their worth based upon other-esteem.
Why Narcissists Act the Way They Do
Narcissists have an impaired or undeveloped self. They think and function differently from other people.
Narcissists have an impaired or undeveloped self. They think and function differently from other people.
Do’s and Don’ts of Divorce
Unfortunately, divorce is an adversarial process.
Unfortunately, divorce is an adversarial process.
Put the ‘I’ in Independence
Where is your power center? Is it in you or in other people or circumstances?
Where is your power center? Is it in you or in other people or circumstances?
Are You an Enabler? What You Can Do
Stopping enabling isn’t easy. Nor is it for the faint of heart.
Stopping enabling isn’t easy. Nor is it for the faint of heart.
Is Your Family Dysfunctional?
A healthy family is a safe haven – a place of sustenance and nurturing – that has an air of openness, spontaneity, and playfulness, and allows for freedom of expression.
A healthy family is a safe haven – a place of sustenance and nurturing – that has an air of openness, spontaneity, and playfulness, and allows for freedom of expression.