Relationships

COVID Winter view of snow covered wood

Is an Isolating COVID Winter Friend or Foe?

Staying in a state of prolonged aloneness can be a paradoxical beast. On the one hand, it causes us to avoid stressful social situations, and on the other, we still want and need friendships and deep connections with others This is all made more complicated by the looming reality of a COVID winter with almost […]

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Social Anxiety

Lonely in a Crowd: Overcoming Social Anxiety

We are social creatures and are hardwired with the need to relate to others.  Yet some of us feel isolated despite being surrounded by people. We may struggle to belong even when we are in the company of friendly and familiar faces. This is the world of social anxiety – where a deep sense of […]

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Loving Too Much

Loving Too Much

Relationships are so complex: they can be most wonderful or can cause so much emotional pain. Sometimes we even equate our pain to true love and measure the level of our love by the intensity of our pain. What is loving too much? While there is no one-size-fits-all description, generally loving too much involves consistently […]

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