Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

Parents — we’re the worst.

Never ask a Libra where they want to go for dinner.

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.

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.

The only thing worse than being in a bad mood, is dealing with someone else’s bad mood.

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.

Go ahead. Give in to the misery.

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