The ugly truth is that the only way through a breakup is straight through the middle.
About Karen Young
How to Let Go When It’s Unhappily Ever After
It’s a bad relationship but knowing that doesn’t make it any easier to leave.
When It’s Them: The Toxic People That Ruin Relationships
“When people show you over and over that they aren’t capable of loving you the way you want to be loved, believe them.”
Ever Been With Someone Who Is Great at Relationships? It’s Like Magic. (And Here’s How They Do It.)
“Love can be hard work but it should never feel like it takes more than it gives. When you’re in a relationship with someone who does relationships well, you never have to guess where you stand.”
12 Alarming Signs of Toxic People and How to Deal With Them Effectively
We have all had toxic people dust us with their poison. Sometimes it’s more like a drenching.
We have all had toxic people dust us with their poison. Sometimes it’s more like a drenching.
The One Thing Both Men and Women Find Attractive
Enough with Mars and Venus. We all look for the same thing.
13 Rules for Being Human
“A lot of life is missed from the sidelines, waiting for the right time, the right opportunity, the right person. Be brave.”
How to Forgive and Repair a Relationship From Infidelity
The mistakes we make – and we all make them – impress in our core new wisdoms and truths that weren’t there before.
The mistakes we make – and we all make them – impress in our core new wisdoms and truths that weren’t there before.
How To Let Go of The Hurts Holding You Hostage
"One of the greatest sources of hurt is holding on to things that are trying to let go of us."
One of the greatest sources of hurt is holding on to things that are trying to let go of us.
Dear Broken-Hearted One
"Everyone will feel a loss that strips them back to bare. It’s awful and it’s part of being human."
“Everyone will feel a loss that strips them back to bare. It’s awful and it’s part of being human.”
How You’ll Know if Your Relationship Is Toxic
Love and happiness don't always go together
Love and happiness don’t always go together
How to Heal from a Toxic Parent
It begins with the decision that the legacy of shame left behind by a toxic parent won’t be the way your story will end.
It begins with the decision that the legacy of shame left behind by a toxic parent won’t be the way your story will end.
18 Loving Limits for Successful Relationships
We can’t influence who joins the human tribe but we can influence which humans join ours.
How to Love When Depression Is Stealing Your Relationship
“They can appear as though they don’t care. That isn’t because they want to withdraw from you.”
6 Reasons People Leave Relationships
A breakdown of what goes wrong and what you can do so they'll choose to stay.
A breakdown of what goes wrong and what you can do so they’ll choose to stay.
When Family (or Any Relationship) Hurts
Karen Young offers 12 ways to protect yourself from toxic people in your life.