Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

The "comfort relationship": Sometimes we get comfortable being uncomfortable.

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

Honesty is supposed to be the cornerstone of a healthy relationship, and lying, an automatic dealbreaker. But should it be?

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.

A relationship with a narcissist may start out with butterflies and fireworks...But don’t be fooled: it’s not about you. It’s about them.

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.

How far should love go?

The problem with people pleasing: You’re trying so hard to be good. So how come you feel so bad?