Feeling unappreciated for your efforts in a relationship can create tension and disconnection, but it’s a common dynamic that can be addressed with understanding and communication. Misaligned expectations, unspoken needs for recognition, and missed opportunities to share positives often lie at the root of the issue. By identifying these patterns and working together to clarify roles, express appreciation, and nurture positivity, couples can transform frustration into deeper connection and mutual care.

Ever been told you're overreacting? This article challenges that label, exploring how our emotions often make sense when viewed through a broader lens. By shifting perspective and understanding deeper triggers, we can find empathy for ourselves and others. Discover how framing transforms 'overreaction' into a meaningful response

Balancing daily demands often pushes relationships to the sidelines, which can lead to feelings of loneliness and disconnection. It’s crucial to nurture these connections, even with simple gestures like a quick call or message, as well as dedicating time to be together. By investing in relationships, you enrich your life with joy, support, and a sense of belonging, enhancing both emotional and physical well-being.

Fundamental to all healthy intimate relationships is feeling emotionally safe and secure. Learn about how to assess how well your partner meets these needs for you.

Psychotherapy requires an investment of time, money, and emotional energy, so be sure to do your homework in choosing a therapist before jumping in.

When you feel negatively toward yourself, healing involves developing compassionate self-awareness and, ultimately, self-acceptance.

Everyone is afraid sometimes. Learn to respond to it by developing compassionate self-awareness, a skill that can help you nurture self-compassion and feel good about yourself while deciding how best to handle your fear.

Good intentions by a partner in a couple can lead to conflict and feelings of rejection. Developing self-awareness and curiosity can help repair the relationship by nurturing empathy and compassion.

Love is a multifaceted experience. Our ability to accept and give love fluctuates over time and with different experiences. So how do we learn to love ourselves and others better, as well as cope with setbacks such as rejection?

Rejection sensitivity can be difficult to live with. Using the framework of attachment theory, learn how to cope in healthy ways with rejection.

Do you ever wonder why you are so insecure, even when you don’t think you have a good reason to be? This general sense of insecurity is likely an expression of anxious attachment.

What is attachment theory, and how does it affect you in relationship with others?