Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

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

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.

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

No energy at 3PM? The mid-afternoon slump is a well-known phenomenon.

Would you really rather not get older?

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

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!

Can’t calm down, won’t calm down.

Real self-care: Forget pedicures and bubble baths.