Results for Relationship Difficulties

These rules were inspired by Darwin's guidance to living a richer life.

Dr Amy Faith Ho demonstrates four important, if uncommon, intubation techniques, with visual aids.

With 30% of employees experiencing mental health issues each year, it pays to know how to help, says Judith Smith

Every couple faces their distinct difficulties, but one of the most common issues seen in relationships is jealousy. This was a huge problem in my most...

One in five students faces a learning difficulty such as dyslexia or ADHD. Parents can either trust the school's (free) evaluation or hire a private evaluator—which comes with quite a cost.

Get details of specific learning difficulties that affect people with PTSD and discover the reasons why having PTSD increases the risk they'll develop.

If you take up the practice of meditation, the journey will go far beyond stress reduction. Here are some of the qualities you’ll discover and explore as you travel. #depression #meditation #mindfulmagazinejune13

"These kids don’t have difficulty with verbal learning — decoding language and learning to read. Instead, kids with non-verbal learning disorder have trouble understanding less overt information — relationships, concepts, ideas and patterns."

Researchers from King's College London have for the first time used a novel form of MRI to identify crucial developmental processes in the brain that are vulnerable to the effects of premature...

Are you able to forgive others, but have trouble forgiving yourself? Having difficulty forgiving yourself is a very common problem. The inability to do so ca...

Find out what it takes to have a successful relationship.

If this is your first time entering into counseling it may feel overwhelming and you may have some questions. Each state has a department of regulatory agency that regulates therapists but these requirements may vary slightly from state to state. Typically, when you enter into counseling there are a few things that happen during that initial session. First the therapist/counselor will go over his/her mandated disclosure…

Are you in a codependent relationship? Perhaps you have no close family or friends that are suffering from addictions or illnesses, issues that commonly result in codependence. You are not enabling anyone, picking up the slack when they refuse to do their part, making excuses… wait a minute
Maybe you aren’t doing these things in your personal life, but if you tend to do them as a business owner, you could very well be on the road to codependency, and it could be…

Many psychiatrists believe that, for kids with emotional problems, self-harm has an effect similar to cocaine and other drugs that release endorphins to create a “high.”
Why
There's not an understandable cause that leads to self-injury. The disorder is usually the result of an inability to cope in healthy ways with psychological pain related to issues of personal identity and having difficulty "finding one's place" in…

We all encounter challenges at some point in our life, be it in relationships with our partners or difficulty with family dynamics. Most often work is a huge s

Inspired by a letter from a daughter to her mother, this video shows how abuse of prescription drugs - a common problem - can affect relationships and families.

We invite you into a thoughtful reflection about what is happening in YOUR sex life. Bring your spirit of curiosity and stay with us in the discovery mode as our “client” played by the brave volunteer - George - answers this first set of questions. Pull back the curtain and hear what Laurie thinks about his answers as a sex therapist. Think about these beginning questions, (not easy questions) like… What would you want your partner to know about you sexually? Laurie reflects…

People often assume that problems in love relationships occur because of difficulties in verbal communication. The way we communicate certainly plays a role, but before I delve into a few specific tips on improving communication, I want to address a deeper issue – that of connection. When people feel connected, they

Jonathan Roiser (winner of the Society’s Spearman Medal 2013) considers the case of mental health
Over the past 25 years the pace of progress in neuroscience research has been extraordinary, with advances in both understanding and technology. We might expect that this would stimulate improved understanding and treatment of mental health problems, yet in general this has not been the case. In fact, our standard treatment…

Abusers often blame their victims for the violence they inflict upon them. As a society, we are also quick to condemn victims every time we ask, “Why doesn’t she just leave him?”
People who have not been abused by an intimate partner often say that if their partner ever abused them they certainly would leave. “It’d only take one time and I’d be out of there!” – Easier said than done
Staying in or returning to an abusive relationship is a complex decision…