Sometimes the deepest pain in a relationship comes not from what’s said, but from what’s left unsaid. Feeling a sense of emptiness in a relationship can be confusing, especially when there are no ...

Growing up without emotional warmth can shape how we see relationships as adults. When caregivers are physically present but ...

No one wants to talk about them because they're painful. Painful to think about the possibility of an affair happening within your relationship, and, of course, painful if your relationship has been ...

Emotional neglect in a relationship is the absence of enough emotional awareness and response. It may be invisible to everyone, even the couple themselves, yet it's painful. Both partners are hurt by ...

You don’t have to grow up in a loud, chaotic household to carry invisible wounds. Sometimes, it’s what didn’t happen that leaves the deepest scars. Emotional neglect often looks like quiet ...

You've likely heard about "neglect," but is "over neglect" a term invented by social media? While over-neglect is not a clinical or legal term, it is an experience you may have lived out in ...

Tension: We prize adult “composure” without questioning whether it stems from genuine self-awareness or a hidden emotional survival strategy. Noise: Our culture conflates self-reliance with maturity, ...