It’s the words of marital expert John Gottman, to which I always return: It’s not whether you fight or argue—there are bound to be disagreements in any relationship, after all—it’s how you argue that ...

Dear Eric: I’d like to offer other suggestions for “Sister in the Middle”, the woman whose sister has a verbally abusive, controlling son. I’ve worked in the Long-Term Care world for more than 20 ...

Among the questions I field from readers is this one which comes up often: “Why did it take me so long to recognize that I was being verbally abused? Was this willful blindness or something else?” ...