Toxic relationships

The Bravery of Breaking Up

We don’t talk enough about how brave it is to break up.

As a woman? Whom everyone will judge?

It takes courage to say, “I am not okay with how I am being treated in this relationship.” [Read more…] about The Bravery of Breaking Up

When Is It Time to Walk Away?

If there’s one thing we women do amazingly well…

It’s making a bad situation work.

No matter what we’re given, we can find a way. We can do a lot with very little. We just adjust our expectations and feel grateful for what we have. [Read more…] about When Is It Time to Walk Away?

A Man’s Worst Nightmare

Warning:
What you’re about to read is not pleasant. Continue reading only if you feel emotionally prepared.

Women have always wondered where all the good men have gone. [Read more…] about A Man’s Worst Nightmare

Afraid of Getting Into Another Bad Relationship?

Love is supposed to be the easiest thing in the world.

Meet a man you like, fall in love together, live happily ever after. Just human nature, isn’t it?

<cue the hysterical laughter!!> [Read more…] about Afraid of Getting Into Another Bad Relationship?

He Doesn’t Trust Women

Your goal is to find a man you click with.

Someone whose company you enjoy. Someone on your wavelength. Someone who likes what you like.

But there’s one situation where it’s impossible to click: [Read more…] about He Doesn’t Trust Women

My Boyfriend Gets Angry When I’m Upset

It was one of those days.

I’d just finished replying to a comment from a woman on YouTube.

She’d tried to help her boyfriend with his quest to buy a car, and he got angry at her. [Read more…] about My Boyfriend Gets Angry When I’m Upset

The Story He’s Telling Himself About You

A while back, I shared with you a “magic phrase” that helps with tough conversations.

The phrase comes from the brilliant social scientist Brené Brown, and it goes like this:

“The story I’m telling myself is…” [Read more…] about The Story He’s Telling Himself About You

Why Men Behave Badly in Relationships

Men change.

The man you dated—that fun, generous, open-hearted guy who stole your heart—is gone.

In his place is a grumpy guy who’s selfish and short-tempered. [Read more…] about Why Men Behave Badly in Relationships

Why Doesn’t He Even TRY to Be a Good Boyfriend?

By now, you know that a man’s childhood affects his relationship with you.

By the time he could walk, he already had a sense of whether it was safe to get emotionally close to his caregivers.

Even as a baby, he’d already developed strategies [Read more…] about Why Doesn’t He Even TRY to Be a Good Boyfriend?

Is He Even Capable of Loving You?

By now, you know that a man’s early childhood shapes him in profound ways.

Not only does it set him up to find a specific type of woman attractive…

But it also shapes the issues he’ll struggle with for the rest of his life. [Read more…] about Is He Even Capable of Loving You?

5 Signs You Should Run Away FAST

When I started my YouTube channel five years ago, I thought I was creating a community for women to talk about our deepest questions in love.

I was partially right. [Read more…] about 5 Signs You Should Run Away FAST

Fighting a Lot? You Need These 3 Essential Conflict Skills

Have you ever been with a partner who had temper tantrums?

When he got upset, he didn’t catch himself before saying something he regretted—he SAID it. He said LOTS of things… and didn’t regret it afterwards. [Read more…] about Fighting a Lot? You Need These 3 Essential Conflict Skills

What Makes a Man Change (So He Loves You Again)?

Everyone will throw advice at you on “how to attract a man,” but what about asking whether he’s even WORTH attracting in the first place?

No one is doublechecking to make sure that the man you want is worth the investment. It’s assumed that if you want him, you can have him. [Read more…] about What Makes a Man Change (So He Loves You Again)?