Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

Would you really rather not get older?

How do you deal with feeling lonely; are you okay with having alone time?

Can’t calm down, won’t calm down.

This isn’t Sleeping Beauty. There’s no prince coming to rescue you. What relationship beliefs are standing in your way?

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

Clutter is a distraction, causing you to lose focus and get sidetracked, and it also signals your brain to feel that your work is never done.

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.

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.

Sexless marriage? Couples therapists estimate that around 20 percent of marriages are sexless. Don’t give up without giving these ideas a try.