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Relationships
5 Ways to Ease Romantic Insecurity

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on April 24, 2024

Do you feel in love and utterly devoted to your union but find yourself second-guessing if your partner is fully committed to you? Here are 5 ways to grow out of this pattern.

Do you feel in love and utterly devoted to your union but find yourself second-guessing if your partner is fully committed to you? Here are 5 ways to grow out of this pattern.

Relationships
How to Stop Internalizing

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on January 25, 2024

Internalizing is pushing away your true self in an effort to keep others content with you, but, in the long run, relationships feel unfulfilling and burdensome.

Internalizing is pushing away your true self in an effort to keep others content with you, but, in the long run, relationships feel unfulfilling and burdensome.

Stress
Are You “Zenning” Out or Numbing Out?

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on June 7, 2023

Numbing out can leave you feeling more stressed than the day before. To truly recharge, you have to make friends with your body’s stress response.

Numbing out can leave you feeling more stressed than the day before. To truly recharge, you have to make friends with your body’s stress response.

Relationships
On-the-Spot Emotional Expression

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on February 3, 2023

You can spend a tremendous amount of time with someone, even build an entire life together, and yet not really know each other on an intimate level. Here are 4 ways to communicate.

You can spend a tremendous amount of time with someone, even build an entire life together, and yet not really know each other on an intimate level. Here are 4 ways to communicate.

Stress
How to Trust Your Feelings

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on February 1, 2023

It’s common to hear well-meaning helpers telling you to “trust your feelings,” but what does this mean and how can you do it regularly?

It’s common to hear well-meaning helpers telling you to “trust your feelings,” but what does this mean and how can you do it regularly?

Relationships
The Consequences of Not Trusting Your Feelings

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on January 31, 2023

Systematically avoiding your feelings leads to a life unlived, where you find yourself in situations and relationships that don't reflect your deeper sense of self.

Systematically avoiding your feelings leads to a life unlived, where you find yourself in situations and relationships that don't reflect your deeper sense of self.

Decision-Making
5 Keys to Simplify Decision-Making

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on September 29, 2022

Decisions—from the serious to the routine—can make many feel they have a perpetual death grip on the steering wheel of life. Here are 5 steps to making decisions less painful.

Decisions—from the serious to the routine—can make many feel they have a perpetual death grip on the steering wheel of life. Here are 5 steps to making decisions less painful.

Productivity
The Dark Side of Being Goal-Driven

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on September 23, 2022

There is a path to success and productivity that doesn't sacrifice well-being, meaning, and connection. Oftentimes, this path leads to even greater achievement.

There is a path to success and productivity that doesn't sacrifice well-being, meaning, and connection. Oftentimes, this path leads to even greater achievement.

Stress
Stress-Induced Brain Fog

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on September 19, 2022

Stress-induced brain fog means you're overwhelmed and overworked; at the same time, you have this nagging sense that you're not completing important tasks or actualizing your goals.

Stress-induced brain fog means you're overwhelmed and overworked; at the same time, you have this nagging sense that you're not completing important tasks or actualizing your goals.

Caregiving
Overcoming the Caregiver Curse

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on June 29, 2022

Do you feel used, burdened, or like the life you wanted is no longer possible? Here are strategies for overcoming the caregiver curse.

Do you feel used, burdened, or like the life you wanted is no longer possible? Here are strategies for overcoming the caregiver curse.

Fear
5 Ways to Tell That It's Time for a Relationship to End

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on June 28, 2022

Are you stuck with one foot in and one foot out of your relationship? It’s not the relationship that's keeping you stuck. It’s your denial of the bigger picture.

Are you stuck with one foot in and one foot out of your relationship? It’s not the relationship that's keeping you stuck. It’s your denial of the bigger picture.

Fear
Are You Emotionally Phobic?

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on June 27, 2022

Many are not taught how to process or sit with difficult emotions. This conditioning leads to feeling like you're "on the run" from your very self. Here's how to change it.

Many are not taught how to process or sit with difficult emotions. This conditioning leads to feeling like you're "on the run" from your very self. Here's how to change it.

Gratitude
4 Ways to Cultivate a Relationship With Yourself

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on November 29, 2021

How does such an abstract concept as “building a relationship with yourself” look in reality? Let’s break down four simple steps to creating a deep and meaningful connection with you.

How does such an abstract concept as “building a relationship with yourself” look in reality? Let’s break down four simple steps to creating a deep and meaningful connection with you.

Marriage
10 Dangerous Myths About Marriage

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on June 29, 2021

Most long-term relationships go through ups and downs. It’s important to know what reality looks like so you don’t have to feel like a failure every time the downs hit.

Most long-term relationships go through ups and downs. It’s important to know what reality looks like so you don’t have to feel like a failure every time the downs hit.

Self-Esteem
Self-Care on the Spot

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on June 4, 2021

Here is a quick and easy way to stay connected with yourself while in social situations and keep your self-esteem in the process.

Here is a quick and easy way to stay connected with yourself while in social situations and keep your self-esteem in the process.

Relationships
10 Psychological Benefits of Becoming Less Controlling

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on May 24, 2021

If you’re constantly playing a mental chess game by trying to predict imagined outcomes based on what you or others do, you may be making life harder on yourself than necessary.

If you’re constantly playing a mental chess game by trying to predict imagined outcomes based on what you or others do, you may be making life harder on yourself than necessary.

Stress
Was the Pandemic More Stressful Than We Knew?

Jill P. Weber Ph.D. on March 26, 2021

Many Americans resorted to unhealthy behaviors to cope with the pandemic, and may struggle to envision what a "return to normal" would look like. These 10 strategies can help.

Many Americans resorted to unhealthy behaviors to cope with the pandemic, and may struggle to envision what a "return to normal" would look like. These 10 strategies can help.