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Q: How do you balance old and new friendships? The answer to this question is something I am terrible at—juggling. I am amazing at...

Question We just moved to a new town. My daughter will be in 6th grade; my son will be in 9th grade. How can I help them adjust? Answer...

Healthy communication is the one critical ingredient that defines a relationship. Communication is vital and essential because it is the...

Emotional self-control is the ability to keep our potentially disruptive emotions in check and to replace unhealthy reactions with...

Accurate self-assessment is having an honest and unbiased perception of your own strengths and weaknesses. This means being able to...

Conflict engagement is the practice of addressing disagreements rather than avoiding them. Many people, often for very good reasons,...

Empathy is the ability to sense and value other’s feelings and perspectives, and take an active interest in their concerns and in what’s...

Anger is one of the most powerful and controlling of all emotions. It’s experienced much more frequently than people would like to...

Emotional self-awareness involves knowing what our emotions are and recognizing how our emotions affect our performance. Being aware of...

Listening is the process of taking in information someone else is saying. This can be more difficult than we expect. When people, often...

Question My husband is showing no initiative to find a job. I'm not sure how much longer I can take this. I love my husband with all my...

True Friends All of us need friends. But what is a friend, and how do you know when you have found one? With a true friend you feel:...