By Derrick Carpenter  Updated on February 14, 2020  Medically reviewed by David Susman, PhD HAPPINESS VeryWell   Healthy Mind   Empathy is a powerful force that helps maintain social order and cooperation. It is the mechanism that allows people to understand and relate to others. Empathy is a necessary precursor to intimacy, trust, and belonging. It is also the feeling […]

A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS 5 Green Flags in Relationships By Barbara Field    Published on December 02, 2022 Table of Contents What Are Green Flags? Trust Boundaries Communication Quality Time Gratitude  We hear a lot about what is bad in relationships, or about the so-called red flags. But what is important to have in relationships

A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS The Three Keys to Passion Cheryl Fraser, Ph.D    February 3, 2020 If I’m looking to build the ultimate passionate relationship, a love affair filled with joy, intensity, loyalty, and desire, a relationship that becomes deeper and sexier as time goes on, then I want to build that on a

  A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Gillian Florence Sanger February 17, 2020   No matter how versed you are in the art of awareness, your sincere efforts to explore the present moment go a long way in bringing you and your partner closer. No matter how far you’ve come in your intimate relationship, cultivating love,

A RESEARCH-BASED APPROACH TO RELATIONSHIPS Kyle Benson   May 31, 2017.    Here’s the key to listening non-defensively. Understanding your partner requires the capacity to listen. Really listen. Couples are advised to hear each other’s complaints without feeling attacked, and as great as this sounds, it’s often unrealistic. When something you said (or didn’t say) hurts your