The Passion Paradox in Long-Term Relationships with Dr. Emily Jamea

Everyone wants to pace the tough questions for fear of turning off the person you’re dating.  Problem is, if you wait till you catch feelings, you’re less inclined to ask and more inclined to minimize or spin an answer that would be a deal breaker if you learned of it ...

A friend of mine recently started dating someone new and he is…GONE.  To say he’s obsessed with his girlfriend doesn't do it justice.  And to be clear, he should feel the way he’s feeling. If I could bottle that feeling, I’d drink from it every day. And I’d sell that ...

Dear Dr. Darcy, I have been with my boyfriend for 3 years now. We are living together and in our early thirties. I'm ready to get engaged but when I bring it up he gets nervous and says it's only been 3 years. But I feel like 3 years at ...

I actually suck at explaining EMDR to patients. At least, succinctly. If you’ve got 10 minutes, I can muscle my way through it, but I’m never sure if I’ve raised more questions than I’ve answered by the time I’m done.  Today I’m going to take a stab at explaining it ...

Hi Dr. Darcy, I’ve always been somewhat insecure in my personal life but it recently started showing up professionally after I was laid off from my tech job.  I’ve had 2 group interviews and even though I’m as qualified as the other candidates, I couldn’t answer the questions with the ...

Years ago, I was terrified of opening the mail. Email was easier for me, but it rubbed up against the same nerve. And voicemail? Forget it. I hated checking voicemail so much that I was one of the earliest adopters of having it translated to email – the absence of ...