Enmeshment is the blurring of boundaries that separate your thoughts, feelings, and responsibilities from someone else’s. Imagine you are standing in a hula hoop with your partner. If they move, your space is affected. Now apply this idea to a real life situation - maybe your partner has had a bad day and now, because you are enmeshed, you take ownership for their bad mood. Thankfully, you can move into healthy differentiation by setting clear emotional boundaries in your relationship. In doing so, both parties' separate thoughts, feelings, and responsibilities are honored.

Shame is a feeling we will do almost anything to escape. So, how do we deal with shame in a healthy way? The antidote includes vulnerability and compassion.

Loneliness is a sign that your need for deep and meaningful connection is not being met. There are ways that you can combat loneliness including reconnecting to yourself and your own needs, connecting to others with shared interests and values, and seeking the help of a therapist.

Emotionally focused therapy can help you and your partner heal from emotional hurt in your relationships. How? It starts with learning to recognize your needs for secure connection and how those needs drive your interactions.

Setting boundaries in relationships can be uncomfortable, but incredibly rewarding. Follow these five steps to establish healthy boundaries.

You are managing a crisis and you must take care of you. Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) describes crisis management as distress tolerance. The distress still remains, but you are able to tolerate the pain with some skills.