Tips To Live With A Perfectionist

Perfectionist

How I Know That I’m Living With A Perfectionist I live with a perfectionist, which is surprising because I’m not a perfectionist. Or maybe it’s not because my home of origin was highly ordered. Despite the “kookiness,” of my parents, our home was spotless, meals were always served and on time, good grades were important, […]

Do You Know The Signs Of A Toxic Relationship

toxic relationship

Do not feel bad if you don’t know the signs of a toxic relationship Most of us do not and end up learning them because we find ourselves in a toxic relationship. First and foremost, you are not alone with your toxic relationship. Second, there is hope of not repeating the cycle. Third, often when […]

How To Manage Holiday Family Resentments

family resentments

Do you suffer from family resentments? We all do. Seriously, there is no one who doesn’t have feelings around their family. Siblings have feelings about each other, maybe they’re competitive, maybe there is jealousy. Issues with parents or cousins or anyone can cause bad feelings and rifts for years. And the holidays don’t help with […]

Healthy Relationships Vs Toxic Relationships

Healthy Relationships

What Are The Signs Of Healthy Relationships Healthy Relationships are a tricky business! Even when they are good, they can have rough patches. Even when they are toxic, they can have good moments. All this being so, it’s important to know the big signs so you know if you’re partner is struggling or being purposefully […]

Constantly Hurt Feelings Is Relationship Manipulation

relationship manipulation

Relationship Manipulation: Signs You Should Look For We’ve had a difficult few years, so it isn’t unusual to feel bad or hurt by things going on around you. We are in stressful times but that isn’t a reason to treat people badly. What Is Relationship Manipulation How many forms of relationship manipulation are there? We […]

Holiday Boundaries For New Viruses

holiday boundaries keep gatherings peaceful

Holiday boundaries are still needed even in this season of epidemic. It’s still with us even though the world is opening up. Are you still getting together for the holidays? Is Zoom your new way of connecting the family this year? Everything has changed since last year, yet family differences still exist and may even […]