For the last 2 months, I’d been seeing someone.  He is kind and passionate, honest and caring.  He is also not my person.  These moments...

I love talking about relationships in therapy.  To have someone who is unbiased and unattached to the situation weighing in with...

One of the most helpful things a friend can do is give you feedback.  Even if you think you’re an exceptionally introspective and...

This week, I got a little hurt by a boy. The first thing I did, as I started to feel an overwhelming amount of feelings—sadness,...

It’s taken me 28 years to embrace the fact that winning has exactly nothing to do with coming in first place. It has nothing to do with...

Last week, as I was vacuuming seemingly endless amounts of dog fur off my living room floor, a realization hit me: at long last, I feel...

I have a history of letting guys walk all over me. It’s annoying to admit, but it’s true. When it comes to love and desire, I’ve always...

“I just worry about you because you tend to take on all the interests of whoever you’re dating.” This was a concern that my best friend...

“Have you been partying and drinking a lot?,”  my nail tech asked with a smirk.  This was her response to my divulging that, a few months...

I’m a podcast junkie. Anything and everything passes through my headphones, from interviews with academics and creatives to comedy and...

Three months post-breakup, I came to the realization that I was stuck at a standstill.  Over months of intentional healing, I had...

Last week, I found myself feeling frustrated and hurt.  A close friend of mine, who lives in another city, was in town and hadn’t made...

Mi amor, It wasn’t until I met and fell in love with you that I fully understood what people mean when they said that love hurts. But...

Honey, Every time I look back on the years we spent together, I am filled with gratitude. When we first met, I was just a young woman...

Hard times are hard. The only thing that makes them bearable is knowing that you'll come out the other side with some valuable lessons...

Do you ever have those moments where you take a step back and go “Woah, woah — what the heck has been up with my decision-making until...

I’m doing exactly what I know I’m not supposed to be doing. I’m standing at the base of my mountain, staring up at the peak that lies...

Sometimes, when we choose to look within, to seek the truth, to dig deep, we don’t like what we find. What we find sometimes makes...

Last week, after a journey which was in equal  parts both painful and beautiful, my partner and I decided to part ways. It was one of...

And my relationships. My most deep-rooted fear is that of being alone. So, I’ve spent most of my life figuring out how to avoid that...

One of my top reads so far this year is Sex Talks: That Will Transform Your Love Life, by sex therapist Vanessa Marin. If you’re a normal...

“Baby, we spend a lot of time together.” Isolated, this phrase is innocent. But this was my boyfriend’s response to my plea that I missed...

“I really wish this book had been written when I was in my 20s,” my Mom said as she handed me Attached: The New Science of Adult...

We all need to have more conversations about conversations. Sounds confusing, but this simple technique has proven effective time and...

If you get 50 people in a room to tell their side of a breakup, chances are that 49 will spin a tale about how they were wronged,...

Relationships are hard. They’re complicated, finicky, and require constant recalibration. While I may not have a lifetime of wisdom...