Elizabeth Laura Nelson

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

Is it possible that talking about your relationship less could actually be the key to making it better? Sometimes, stop talking and just let yourselves 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.

Is it better to be alone than to be in a miserable relationship?

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

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.

How far should love go?

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

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

Does chronic anxiety ever make you feel like a flake?