EXCERPT: While a joyous, special moment for couples, a wedding is a lot of work. In addition to the nitty-gritty details of choosing vendors and making a budget, it is also an emotional experience, requiring compromise and reality-setting. Planning their big day together is the first of many events in a lifetime together that require […]
Excerpt: Yvonne Thomas, Ph.D., a Los-Angeles based psychologist whose specialties include relationships and self-esteem, seconds that it’s harmful because you’re subconsciously shutting down all of who you are and you simply don’t have that full spectrum of emotions available to you. Toxic positivity can also put a real strain on relationships because if you tend
A lot of people struggle with subconsciously restricting themselves from the freedom to be who they really are. Sometimes it’s hard to even recognize what’s holding us back from being ourselves or that we’re doing that at all. To help you take the first steps on the path to free yourself to be the real
Anxiety makes you irritable. When we’re feeling off balance, it shows. And often in not-so-pretty ways. Anxiety can cause us to become irritable, impatient and, well, flat-out grumpy, says Yvonne Thomas, PhD, a psychologist in Los Angeles. Though you shouldn’t force yourself to put on a happy face when you’re really struggling with anxiety, it’s
Excerpt: If you think the role apps can play in your love life ends with meeting your partner, think again. No matter how long you’ve been together, there’s always an opportunity to connect more deeply. The length of your relationship may even be a signal to try something new. “Unfortunately there is sometimes a correlation;
