Unlocking a better life with compassionate self-awareness

Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD

Is Your Current Partner a Keeper?

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.

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Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD

For Couples: When Good Intentions Go Wrong

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.

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Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD

Is self-love a prerequisite for loving another person?

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?

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Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD Leslie Becker-Phelps, PhD

Moving Toward Resilience from Anxious Attachment

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.

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