Being in a toxic, unhealthy friendship could result in severe stress that could also require needing mental health therapy that is probably not...
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Different situations warrant different ways to end a bad friendship. It can actually be easier to end a friendship with someone when an actual...
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This column is all about celebrating the joys of friendship. It’s about the ways in which friendship makes you healthier, and why we need our...
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Remember the story of the scorpion and the frog? The scorpion needs a ride across the river and asks the frog to carry him. The frog is afraid of...
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The truth hurts, but it makes us better. We often disregard it when it comes from our siblings since it comes off as nothing but bossy. But what if...
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Previous columns have dealt with the major reason we have such a hard time saying no, and how to fix that. However, there are other reasons we allow...
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Dear People Pleaser, It's time you balanced your own needs with the needs of others. Stop taking on responsibilities that are not yours. I do...
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Originally I had titled this, “The reason we allow friends to use us.” However, I changed the word friends to people, because the true...
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Has this ever happened to you? You receive a phone call from a friend, neighbor, or relative; the caller tells you that she’s having a party on...
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