Has someone in your life been consistently taking you for granted, disregarding your time, effort, and emotions?

Are you shying away from addressing this because you dread confrontations and the possible fallout? If so, you're not alone.

Today, we're going to explore how to assertively yet...

Every now and then, we encounter individuals whose actions, behavior, or words can be destructive, draining, and overly critical. These interactions, more often than not, tend to be emotionally exhaustive and can potentially wreak havoc on our mental health.

Situation 1: Nathan's Family...

It was a typical Tuesday evening.

Ella had just settled down after a long day of work when her phone rang. It was her boss, asking if she could do some extra work that was 'urgent'. It meant working late into the night, but Ella, as usual, agreed, suppressing a sigh of frustration. The...

How Are Your People-Picking Skills?

Are you able to read people when you first meet them?

Do you get taken advantage of often? Why?

Do you find yourself attracted to charming extroverts even when you get a bad vibe from them? Why?

Do you have friends that continually make poor decisions...

Why Trust Is Important?

Trust is central to all types of relationships. It enables one to believe another person's actions. In other words, they say what they mean and mean what they say. 

Trust occurs when you have confidence and security in your romantic partner, family member or work...

Difficult People Can Be Useful

Difficult people are frustrating to be around but they can be useful. "Useful, you say? Useful like a punching bag or throwing a stress ball at?" No, no, no. Even though they might deserve it, you must be the bigger person. 

Actually, difficult people help you...