How to Talk With Anyone About Anything—Even When It’s Uncomfortable

Hi Dr. Darcy. My partner of almost 6 years cannot seem to do the one thing I’ve been asking him to do since the beginning: Stop yelling at me when he’s mad. I come from a mother who has struggled with rage my entire life. He knows this. We’ve been ...

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 ...