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The Grief You Owe Your Parents Is Also the Healing Every Future Relationship Needs

The Thing You Never Thought to MournNobody tells you that you are allowed to grieve a relationship that is still alive. Your parents are there, at Sunday lunch, on WhatsApp, calling to ask if you've eaten, and yet something in you is waiting for a version of them that was…

When Your Partner's Love Language Was Never Spoken at Home, Your Relationship Pays the Price

When Your Partner's Love Language Was Never Spoken at Home, Your Relationship Pays the Price

The silence he grew up insideHis mother cooked three meals a day and never once said she loved him. His father paid school fees on time and called that enough. Nobody in that house was cruel. Nobody sat him down and explained that warmth was rationed, that affection was something…

What Words of Affirmation Really Mean When Praise Was Never Part of Your Childhood

What Words of Affirmation Really Mean When Praise Was Never Part of Your Childhood

The compliment you cannot holdSomeone tells you that you handled something beautifully. Your partner, your colleague, a friend who has known you for years. And before the sentence has even finished, you are already shaking your head. "It was nothing." "Anyone would have done it." "I just got lucky." You…

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Psychology explains why people hug pillows while sleeping and what their brain may be seeking

Hugging a pillow during sleep fulfills deep human needs for comfort and safety. Psychologists suggest this habit connects to attachment theory and emotional regulation. Transitional object theory explains how familiar items provide reassurance and calm. Deep pressure stimulation from hugging can activate the body's relaxation response. Physical comfort and better…

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What You're Really Looking for When You Scroll Through Your Ex's Profile Late at Night

You already know his username by heart. You don't type it, your thumb finds it the way it finds the light switch in a dark room, without thinking, without deciding. It's past midnight, and you're in your scrolling. You're Not Looking for InformationYou tell yourself you want to know if…

Psychology says some women crying and overexplaining themselves during arguments may not be normal: John Bowlby explains reason behind hidden tears

Although crying and overexplaining are natural emotional responses, psychologists note that they can become counterproductive when they replace clear, direct communication. When someone repeatedly feels ignored, invalidated or emotionally unsafe, they may find themselves caught in a frustrating cycle.

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Psychology says we fall for partners who exhibit our traumatic childhood experiences: 5 reasons explained by John Bowlby

Psychology says many individuals are naturally attracted to partners who mirror emotional dynamics they experienced during childhood. These connections often feel comfortable and instinctive because they are familiar. Yet familiarity does not necessarily equate to emotional well-being, and patterns that feel natural can sometimes be the very ones that are…

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Valentine’s Day won’t fix your relationship – but attachment theory might explain it

Valentine’s Day won’t fix your relationship – but attachment theory might explain it

As Valentine’s Day approaches, restaurant bookings fill up and couples exchange cards, flowers and carefully chosen gifts. For some, it’s a day of closeness and connection. For others, it can bring anxiety, disappointment or emotional distance.

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What are 'attachment styles,' and is there science to back them up?

What are 'attachment styles,' and is there science to back them up?

Attachment styles are real, but there are a lot of misconceptions about how they work.

A decade ago, my father suffered alone and in misery. Why do dementia sufferers still face the same fate?

A decade ago, my father suffered alone and in misery. Why do dementia sufferers still face the same fate?

Launched in the Observer, John’s Campaign aims to give frail people the right to be accompanied by those who love them

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What is attachment parenting and is it a style you want to try? We spoke to an expert and here’s all you need to know

What is attachment parenting and is it a style you want to try? We spoke to an expert and here’s all you need to know

If you're interested in attachment parenting, we've sought expert help from a psychologist to give you all the information you need on this popular style of raising kids.

Helping kids in need

Helping kids in need

Growing up in a business family, Janphen Phiromlapha set her sights on making money until she took a young girl, who is not related by blood, into her family.

I went behind the scenes of Penguin's psychiatric titles – what I found was women’s hidden labour

I went behind the scenes of Penguin's psychiatric titles – what I found was women’s hidden labour

Penguin Books brought psychiatric ideas to post-war Britain through their inexpensive paperback list. This eclectic list ranged from general introductions to psychiatry and psychotherapy, to discussions of specific problems like depression and anorexia nervosa, and also large political issues such as propaganda and brainwashing.

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Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids

Parents in the US had alarmingly high rates of anxiety and depression during the COVID-19 pandemic – and that has a direct effect on kids

It’s no secret that the COVID-19 pandemic has taken a heavy toll on the mental health of kids and parents alike.

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Attachment theory: what people get wrong about pop psychology’s latest trend for explaining relationships

Attachment theory is almost everywhere. In magazines and books, in the news, on social media and in our conversations with each other.

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The big idea: why the maternal instinct is a myth

The ‘parental brain’ is something that develops with experience – and anyone can get one

Are attachment styles B.S.?

Like love languages and zodiac signs, attachment style is the new pop psychology fad for determining compatibility

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