By Margaret Paul, Ph.D.

July 06, 2015

Are you addicted to fixing others? Do you believe this is loving rather than controlling?

Many of us were raised to base our identity on helping or fixing others. Fixing others is often the addiction of choice for people who have a naturally deep level of empathy . . . → Read More: Healing a ‘Fix Others’ Addiction

Discover the things you might need to change in yourself in order to have a chance at creating change in your partner and in your relationship.

How much energy do you spend trying to get what you want from your partner? Think about it for a moment – how much of your thinking time . . . → Read More: How Can I Get My Partner To Change

One of the things I loved doing as a child was making creative things for my parents. I would spend hours designing and building wonderful cards with little poems in them, and make special pieces of jewelry for my mother. The only problem was that, while my mother would receive her gift graciously, she . . . → Read More: Do You See Your Essence and The Essences of Your Children?

Is there a difference between loving yourself and loving others, or are they one and the same?

Have you ever been confused about the boundary between loving yourself and also being loving to others?

This is what Rosanna is struggling with. She asked:

“How do I know where the boundary is between self-love . . . → Read More: Self-Love vs. Selfless Love

What happens in your relationships when you try to get your point across to

someone who isn’t open to your point of view?

One of the situations that often creates relationship conflict is when you become devoted to getting your point across.

Most of us love to be heard and understood. It . . . → Read More: Getting Your Point Across

Do you have the courage to do the things you are afraid of, or do you allow fear to stop you?

“I learned that courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it.” ~Nelson Mandela

“He who is not courageous enough to take risks will accomplish nothing in life.” ~Muhammad . . . → Read More: Courage