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Self-Reflection: The Skill That Changes Everything emotional maturity healthy relationships relationship advice relationship tips self-improvement self-reflection Sep 06, 2025

I confess...I'm a self-help junkie. Not something most psychologists are into, surprisingly, but here I am. I read my first self-help book in grade school. I had a hard time understanding it (I was about 11 🤣), but I wanted to learn more about how to talk to people because I was so shy. I could see ...

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'Don't Take It Personally' Doesn't Mean What You Think attachment theory boundaries effective communication emotional maturity marriage relationship advice relationship dynamics relationship tips self-reflection unhealthy relationship patterns Aug 30, 2025

The first book I ever suggested to a client, and one I still recommend 20 years later, is The Four Agreements. One of the agreements is “Don’t take things personally.”

This is the one people struggle with most. When someone says or does something upsetting, it feels personal because it hurts us. To...

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Handling Hard People: Lessons I Learned From a Toxic Boss boundaries relationship advice relationship dynamics self-improvement toxic relationships Aug 23, 2025

Long before I was a psychologist, I had a job as an administrator at a CPA firm. The two male partners who ran the firm were difficult and unreasonable in many ways. But, I had a job, the other people who worked there were good to work with, and the clients were diverse and amazing. [One client was ...

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How to Handle Being Ghosted ama ask me anything relationship advice relationship tips toxic relationships Jan 05, 2025

Dear Dr. Julie, How do you cope with ghosting and moving on when you were left with no apartment, no money, no car, no savings, and he took it all? The last text was December 2nd and I don't know how to survive this. I was in a committed relationship of 4 years, now I'm single.

--Totally Devastated...

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Break Free From Toxic Relationships Cycles and Find Healthy Love ama ask me anything healthy relationships relationship advice relationship tips self-worth toxic relationships Nov 10, 2024

Dear Dr. Julie: Hi, I keep feeling like I’m not good enough because I’ve only been in toxic relationships—ones I knew would end, with guys who used me for emotional support. I want to feel like I’m enough, like I have it all together to be with someone who truly values me and lets me be chased. How ...

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The 7 Secrets to a Passionate, Long-Lasting Relationship with Corinne Farago healthy relationships relationship advice relationship tips Oct 30, 2024

Have you ever wondered how to navigate the complexities of long-term relationships? In my latest video, I had the pleasure of speaking with Corinne Farago, a relationship and intimacy coach and author of The Turned On Couple: Your Path to Lasting Love, Passion, and Pleasure. Our conversation offered...

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