Relationships
Articles on the applied positive psychology of relationships and communication based on the latest scientific insights.
EFT Couples Therapy: 6 Proven Interventions
While emotions are often strong and all consuming when a couple first meets, they continue to influence the ongoing health of the mature relationship. Along [...]
What Is Bullying? A Look at Its Psychological Impact
Bullying is certainly an unusual yet interesting phenomenon. If you ask most people, they are likely to say that they have been the victim of [...]
11 Social Skills Worksheets for Seamless Social Interactions
Perhaps you feel shy, awkward, or anxious around other people. And that’s okay. All of us, at times, experience similar feelings and find making conversation [...]
Internal Family Systems Therapy: 8 Worksheets and Exercises
What if the idea that we each have a single personality is entirely wrong? Instead of the one-mind view, maybe you, I, and everyone else [...]
Social Skills Support Groups: 10 Helpful Activities & Games
Have you ever met someone brimming with confidence and communication skills, and thought to yourself, ‘I want to be like them‘? Social skills can be [...]
What Is Circular Questioning in Family Therapy? 20 Examples
Our mindset often becomes fixed regarding our family relationships, environment, and the obstacles in our way. Circular questioning can bring clarity and offers a valuable [...]
Attachment Styles in Children (& How to Raise Secure Kids)
As a parent, have you ever wondered how your child’s attachment to you would affect them as an adult? Would they become a ‘mama’s boy’ [...]
Pets & Wellbeing: 15 Benefits of Emotional Support Animals
As I write, my dog lies beside me, snoring. He’s our companion, colleague, friend, and family member. Despite ignoring most commands and eating what he [...]
Relationship Therapy Sessions: 45 Questions & Worksheets
We live in a fast-paced, consumer-oriented world in which we all too often either forget or fail to communicate effectively with our partners. Communication, as [...]
Harry Harlow’s Monkey Experiments: 3 Important Findings
Attachment theory refers to the idea that an infant is born with the biological need to have contact with their primary caregiver in the first [...]
