Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Marriage isn’t a game. But playing one can actually help strengthen it. So, game on!

“Parenting” has become a competitive sport. But it’s kids who are losing. Let your kids screw up.

We’ve probably all heard it a million times: relationships are hard work.

The elephant in the room is my mental illness. Do my anxiety and depression make me unworthy of love?

As a person who writes about relationships for a living, I might be one of the people least in need of all this well-meaning advice, which usually amounts to clichés and can even veer into the territory of outright insults. What I need – what most of us need – is for people to hear me, and to trust me.

Attracted to the wrong people? Believe it or not, this is actually a good thing.

The thing is, when you fight with your partner, it’s your amygdala that takes over. It's the part of the brain that processes fear, and it’s powerful.

Can’t calm down, won’t calm down.

If you have these four types of friends in your life, they could literally be making you sick. Consider yourself warned and remove these toxic friends!

My anxiety doesn’t mean I can’t be a good parent. In fact, it makes me a better one.