As a child, if I sat around feeling sorry for myself, my mother would gently rap her knuckles on the top of my head and admonish me. “So selfish,” she would say. “Go clean toilet.” To Mom, who was ...

We retaliate against ourselves when we obey our inner critic. Yet can learn to forgive ourselves and move on to life without self-shaming.

Welcome to Asking for a Friend, a monthly advice column dedicated to helping you make sense of your messiest, most complicated friendship moments. Each month, clinical psychologist Miriam Kirmayer, ...

Wondering how to get over someone is a universal experience—so then why does it feel so isolating? On a scale of 1 to torturous, getting your heart broken is a solid “absolutely awful.” Most of us ...

That quiet Wednesday evening when you realise the texts have stopped, the Saturday routines feel hollow, and your reflection shows someone you’re learning to live without, a relationship ending can ...

Your mind can be both your fiercest ally and your toughest opponent. Research uncovers what negative self-talk might really be doing for you, and how to work with it. Have you ever noticed a voice in ...

Growth doesn't always look obvious; in fact, it often happens quietly beneath the surface, long before it shows up in your life. These radiant shifts are easy to overlook, but together they signal ...