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What Happens When Someone Gives a Partner the Silent Treatment By Wendy Patrick JD Ph.D

The Unique Trauma of Online Sexual Harassment

Dealing with the dynamics of digital discomfort.   Workplace sexual harassment can follow employees home due to an “always-on” culture and increased ways to contact coworkers after hours. Online sexual harassment can be especially difficult to cope with because it blurs the boundaries between work and life and typically isn’t witnessed by others. Most victims do not report […]

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Dr Emily Harris

Is Your Partner a Man-child? No Wonder You Don’t Feel Like Sex by Emily HarrisPh.D andSari van Anders

A man sits on the couch, watching TV. His partner, a woman, prepares dinner, while mentally ticking off her to-do list. That includes returning her partner’s shirts she’d ordered online for him last week, and booking a GP appointment for their youngest child. He walks in and asks her, “What’s for dinner?” before returning to

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Combat Narcissists’ and Abusers’ Primary Weapon: Projection by Darlene Lancer LMFT

Combat Narcissists’ and Abusers’ Primary Weapon: Projection by Darlene Lancer LMFT

Projection is a defense mechanism commonly used by abusers, including people with narcissistic or borderline personality disorder and addicts. Basically, they say, “It’s not me, it’s you!” When we project, we are defending ourselves against unconscious impulses or traits, either positive or negative, that we’ve denied in ourselves. Instead, we attribute them to others. Our thoughts or feelings

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What Happens When Someone Gives a Partner the Silent Treatment By Wendy Patrick JD Ph.D

How to Talk to the Most Difficult People by Wendy Patrick Ph.d

Research shows how language can de-escalate conflict and build connection.   ey points A complainant can be calmed through empathy, authenticity, and verbal accommodation. Authenticity requires responding in a fashion that is human, not automated. Empathy involves communicating the ability to identify feelings expressed, as well as why. Using the same words a speaker has

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How to Deal with Intrusive Questions at Family Gatherings By Dr. Alison Poulsen

Why People Gossip and How to Avoid it Dr. Allison Poulsen

Why people gossip and how to avoid it Gossip is an unconstrained and often derogatory conversation about other people and can involve betraying confidence and spreading sensitive information or hurtful judgments. Research shows that people who gossip the most have very high levels of anxiety. They are generally not particularly popular because they cannot be

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Four Ways to Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times by Dr. Emma SEPPÄLÄ

Four Ways to Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times by Dr. Emma SEPPÄLÄ

Four Ways to Calm Your Mind in Stressful Times Life throws chaos at us on a regular basis—whether it’s our finances, our relationships, or our health. In the work world, around 50 percent of people are burned out in industries like health care, banking, and nonprofits, and employers spend $300 billion per year on workplace-related

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