While money does not prevent depression, it does facilitate the potential for happiness, or at the very least more management of unhappiness.
Ask Erin: I’m Jealous Of My Partner’s Ex
Having already been married and having already had a child makes it no less special the second time around.
Having already been married and having already had a child makes it no less special the second time around.
The Independence Illusion: How Vulnerability Will Improve Your Relationships
We are hard-wired for love and companionship.
We are hard-wired for love and companionship.
Ask Erin: How Do I Tell My Sister That Her Husband Relapsed?
Remember, you have no control over the actions or reactions of any of your family members, but you can and should say something and then set boundaries accordingly.
Remember, you have no control over the actions or reactions of any of your family members, but you can and should say something and then set boundaries accordingly.
Ask Erin: How Do You Deal With a Breakup When You Both Have Mental Illness?
How can I know either, let alone both of us, will be okay?
How can I know either, let alone both of us, will be okay?
Ask Erin: Help! My Wife And I Are Separated; What’s The Appropriate Protocol?
Breakups/separations/divorces are hard on everyone. That everyone includes those close to the couple who is breaking up.
Breakups/separations/divorces are hard on everyone. That everyone includes those close to the couple who is breaking up.
When Mental Illness Hurts Too Much To Talk About
I catch myself hiding all the time. Writing this essay was far less painful than talking to my husband about nearly all of its content. Which, much as I hate to admit it, makes it all the more important to share.
I catch myself hiding all the time. Writing this essay was far less painful than talking to my husband about nearly all of its content. Which, much as I hate to admit it, makes it all the more important to share.
‘Tis The Season . . . To Pretend There’s No Season At All
I don’t hate the holidays; I’m pretending they don’t exist.
I don’t hate the holidays; I’m pretending they don’t exist.
My Family Doesn’t Celebrate the Holidays, But I Do
For me, there are no relatives filling up their cars with presents and driving long-distances so they can be with me for Christmas, nor is there anyone subjecting themselves to an over-crowded flight just so that we can be together during this special time of year.
For me, there are no relatives filling up their cars with presents and driving long-distances so they can be with me for Christmas, nor is there anyone subjecting themselves to an over-crowded flight just so that we can be together during this special time of year.
Why We Should Keep Talking About Divorce
Divorce is so commonplace. But this commonality does not make it easier, nor does it mean the emotions behind it easily subside.
Divorce is so commonplace. But this commonality does not make it easier, nor does it mean the emotions behind it easily subside.
6 Ways We Sabotage Our Relationships With ‘Caretaking’ Behavior
It may sound strange, but most of us have witnessed this play out in our own relationships or in those of our loved ones.
It may sound strange, but most of us have witnessed this play out in our own relationships or in those of our loved ones.
Ask Erin: I’m Almost 30 and I Feel Like I’m ‘Behind’ In Life
How do I overcome not only jealousy but feeling like I’m old?
How do I overcome not only jealousy but feeling like I’m old?
Ask Erin: Is It Time to Leave My Husband?
People often ask me if they should leave their partner, and I cannot make that decision for you, but I can tell you what I would do in your shoes to figure out a decision.
People often ask me if they should leave their partner, and I cannot make that decision for you, but I can tell you what I would do in your shoes to figure out a decision.
I Quit My Job Because of Chronic Illness
We should be working, everyone says to everyone else, but that doesn’t mean we always can. And even then, there are different levels of ability.
We should be working, everyone says to everyone else, but that doesn’t mean we always can. And even then, there are different levels of ability.
Stop Telling Me To Dress ‘Gay’
Sexuality is not validated by what clothes you wear. I know exactly who I am.
Sexuality is not validated by what clothes you wear. I know exactly who I am.
I’m Genderfluid and Here’s What I’d Like You To Know
Believing in a gender binary, where only “men” and “women” exist, has created a stifling system where personality traits are attributed to one gender or the other.
Believing in a gender binary, where only “men” and “women” exist, has created a stifling system where personality traits are attributed to one gender or the other.