Navigating life with unresolved abandonment issues can feel like carrying an emotional backpack filled with bricks—heavy, cumbersome, and often invisible to others. While abandonment issues often stem ...

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Ghosting is common in the age of online dating, which is fueling abandonment issues. Here, pros give tips to overcome yours and have a healthy relationship. I’m a 27-year-old who’s been dating for ...

In honor of Independence Day, here's a meditation on children's independence. Meditation is the wrong word, actually. It's more like a musing - or a moaning. A week ago we abandoned the rising 6th ...