Elizabeth Laura Nelson

Finding gratitude in the wake of a bad breakup isn’t easy. Here are a few things to focus on.

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.

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.

Is it hard for you to accept help when you need it?

Although research is clear we should not come to work sick, there’s still a stigma associated with admitting you’re too ill to go to work.

This is your brain on love. And it’s scary.

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?

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

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.

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