People who engage in sex before or within the first few weeks of dating have lower levels of relationship satisfaction, communication, and stability than those who wait longer. More >>

For the longest time, I didn't understand why I had become my parents' therapists. I was put in the middle from the time I can remember... More >>

I just got home from shopping and I ripped a Mom apart. I came upon her little girl playing in the aisle with fairy garden accessories, totally alone. More >>

I have a daughter who at birth almost died from complications from an infection. When she entered public school, she wasn't 'like her sisters' according to all the teachers... More >>

Recently, when my husband and I were visiting his parents, I got into a brief argument with my father-in-law as I was trying to control my autistic four-year-old, and he continued badgering her... More >>

My second daughter was 4 years old and playing at a friend's home. She came home with a penny that she had taken from the neighbor child's bedroom... More >>

About five years ago, I looked in the mirror and what I saw sickened me. Instead of seeing the slender woman I had been, I saw a person who was so fat, it was gross. I realized right then I needed to stop with the excuses I had told myself to justify my getting so overweight... More >>

While taking my toddler son to a 'make-believe' children's play town, I noticed how alone most of the children were. They had a parent with them, but I saw multiple children who were physically in proximity to their parent completely ignored due to technology. Parent after parent was staring down at a cell phone like a zombie... More >>

I had a situation with my sister for several years. We had a conversation recently, but as soon as it started, I realized she had no intention of mending our rift, but instead brought up something that happened 30 years ago... More >>

My best friend recently shacked up with her boyfriend and ignored my warnings about doing so. I recommended she listen to your show (I've been a fan for just over a year) and warned her that if he wasn't putting a ring on her finger, he wasn't willing to commit and lay his life on the line for her... More >>