Are you passive, assertive, or aggressive?

Your communication style is important to recognize and define, as it affects how people react to you and how they address your needs. In the workplace, it can be especially important to know how you are communicating (and thus how you are perceived) … [Read more...]

What Child Abuse Does to The Brain

Child abuse is just as prevalent as it ever was, but now that the psychological effects of abuse are being studied in more depth, we are gaining more understanding about the effects of abuse on a person's life, both as a child and an … [Read more...]

Being Excluded by Others: A Real Pain in the Brain

When and how is our need for love and connection denied? If you’ve been reading our blog, you know there are many ways to do this to each other, and many ways to heal. In the interpersonal relationship field, we are always doing this dance of … [Read more...]

What kind of love enemy are you?

In a passive aggressive relationship, it’s easy to define what makes a bad enemy: hidden anger, sabotage, the cold shoulder, and so on. However, is it possible that there is also such a thing as a “good” enemy? If so, can a bad enemy be turned into … [Read more...]

Wounded Children Nation

There is a recent but ongoing research about the effects of ACE (Adverse Childhood Experiences) on people's further development along life. What we always imagined is true: those painful experiences when we are little in relationship with our parents … [Read more...]