From Secrets to Stories: Choosing When to Share Your Past

Over the last few weeks my wife’s behavior has changed. She has been hanging out with friends almost every night, not coming home until 6AM, having sleepovers (WTF?!), and even ditching our plans to do other things with other people. I’ve expressed to her that I’d like her to find ...

Me and my fiancé have arguments like any other couple but he freezes up and becomes sarcastic with what I’m trying to work through. I want to work on getting through the arguments the correct way by not having it blow up big time. But he says he doesn’t ever ...

Last week I wrote about some of the good and bad of 2021 — but there was one “good” I forgot to mention: I was on some amazing podcasts with some badass women in 2021. And because I’m guessing you’re like me and run from work, to Zoom meetings, to ...

I appreciate having the opportunity to reflect on my year, find the hidden lesson that the universe attempted to teach me once, twice, sometimes as many as a dozen times (depending on how dense or astute a student I was). And, in identifying my lesson, I attempt to impart some ...

Q Dear Dr. Darcy, What is “emotional procrastination?” A When you have a loss in your life, whether it’s a break-up, getting fired from a job, or the loss of a loved one, to properly process it, you have to mourn it. But, most people try to skip this step ...

Hi Dr. Darcy. The holidays are always a little tricky with my husband and me. My parents were happily married when I was a child, and part of our holiday tradition was to visit various family members over Christmas Eve and Christmas Day. It was always fun being with family ...