Learn the best ways to help your partner, with advice from experts, including how to show empathy, provide encouragement, and care for yourself to maintain a healthy relationship.

A healthy relationship can take many forms, but all of them are founded on a few main principles: open communication, trust, and respect. Without these three pillars, even the most well-intentioned ...

Dear Anna: I’ve been with my partner for two-and-a-half years, and six months ago they came out to me as nonbinary. I want to be clear that I love them deeply and I’m so proud of them for sharing this ...

Many clients that I see suffer from chronic pain or chronic medical conditions, often in addition to other disorders like depression, anxiety, PTSD, ADHD, and so forth. Also, I have experienced ...

Any loving partner wants the best for the other person in the relationship, and, often, the kind of support we offer our partners can catalyze or stifle their growth. It’s important to ask yourself: ...

I’m a 41-year-old woman, just getting back into dating after an eight-year relationship, which ended a little over a year ago. In the past, I’ve spent so much energy looking out for red flags that I ...

Feeling unsupported by your partner can lead to physical stress, as evidenced by higher levels of the stress hormone cortisol in the body, a study has found. The research, carried out by psychologists ...

Provide information, set expectations, and look for an empathetic reaction, experts recommended. Kristen Fischer has written for numerous health publications, hospitals, and medical companies, and is ...