Maryammalik·Oct 10Why Small Things Sometimes Trigger Such Big EmotionsHave you ever had a difficult day because someone sent a short reply, a family member made an unnecessary comment, or a tiny task went…
Maryammalik·Sep 24You Didn’t Choose to React. Your Amygdala Did.Here is something that most people who struggle with emotional reactivity have in common: they think the problem is that they feel too…
Maryammalik·Jun 3You Already Know You Can Say No. Here’s Why It Doesn’t Feel That Way.There’s a moment most people with people-pleasing patterns know very well.
Maryammalik·May 20Joy Is Not a Feeling You Find. It Is a Behavior You Practice.We have a persistent cultural myth about joyful relationships. That they are found rather than built. That the right chemistry, the right…
Maryammalik·May 18The Research Finding About Long Distance Relationships Nobody Talks AboutHere is what almost nobody knows about long distance relationships: the research says they often produce stronger emotional intimacy than…
Maryammalik·May 8The Most Painful Kind of Right Decision: What Psychology Says About Breaking Up With Someone You…There is a story we tell about breakups. It goes like this: you leave when things get bad enough. When there’s a betrayal. When the…A response icon1A response icon1
Maryammalik·Apr 29The Tiredness That Sleep Doesn’t Fix: What Emotional Exhaustion in a Relationship Actually Looks…Most people call it falling out of love. Psychology has a more specific, and more hopeful, name for it.A response icon1A response icon1
Maryammalik·Apr 20The Jealousy Myth Nobody Talks About in RelationshipsYou think it is about your partner. Psychology says it never was.
Maryammalik·Apr 17What I Wish I Knew About Relationship Psychology Before Messing Up My First Serious RelationshipPhoto by Christian Agbede on Unsplash
Maryammalik·Apr 17I Stayed Eight Months Too Long. Here’s What I Learned About Leaving Someone You Love.I knew for a long time before I actually did anything about it.
