The passage of time often shows its effects at the start of midlife, culminating in the collapse of unconscious fantasies.

Chloe was a single, independent, and successful businesswoman who had travelled the world as part of her expat career. She was a...

Perfectionism, workaholism, and high performance are traits often caused by the childhood trauma of parentification.

The experience of unworthiness affects not only how one perceives themselves but also their relationships, past, present, and future.

Many will end up hesitating or never engaging in psychotherapy because of their unconscious fear of change.

Attachment to trauma is an emotional attachment to childhood trauma that may be continuously re-enacted in adult relationships.

The capacity for mature adult love is not an absence of an unconscious fantasy but the ability to hold and contain them in the relationship.

Unconscious fantasies guide, colour, and shape our romantic relationships. But because they are unconscious, we usually remain oblivious...

Narcissism is a term which is often colloquially misunderstood, misused, and carries a negative value connotation to describe someone who...

Parentification is a phenomenon that occurs when there is a reversal of roles between the parent and the child. This can be in the form...

Difficulties with close relationships, especially romantic relationships, are some of the most common presenting issues in psychotherapy....

Individuals who may seem excessively independent, resilient, self-reliant, dependable, workaholic, or committed to taking care of others,...

The subjective experience of emptiness or inner emptiness is a psychological symptom in which an individual feels a sense of hollowness...

Codependency is a controversial mental health concept more often used in colloquial rather than professional mental health settings. It...

Borderline personality disorder (BPD) is a complex mental health condition that affects how a person experiences themselves and how they...

Childhood trauma refers to adverse experiences that occur during a person's early years. These experiences can have lasting effects on an...

Personality disorders can have a profound impact on an individual's life, affecting their sense of self, relationships, work, and overall...

Complex PTSD, also known as C-PTSD, is a mental health condition that develops in response to either a single traumatic event, but more...

The sense of meaning and purpose is, in various forms, one of the most common themes in psychotherapy. For many, it is present as they...

It may seem that a person who avoids commitment may have nothing in common with someone that continuously clings to others. Or, yet...