From saying ‘calm down’ to brushing off feelings, these common phrases quietly reveal when your social skills need a little ...

When you use a common saying, you might not always pause to think about what it truly means. These phrases are woven into our everyday conversations, but often, the original meanings have been lost or ...

“Nobody likes being condescended to. No one likes being told, ‘You’re of lower rank than I am,’ or ‘I’m superior to you,’ ...

In social conversations, certain patterns reveal deeper needs for validation. One example is the behavior often linked to ...

They don’t make sayings like they used to. Once upon a time, people didn’t just say something was great — it was the "cat’s pajamas" or the "bee’s knees." If someone was being annoying, they were told ...

As a graduate student in school to be a clinical mental health counselor, I took a class on grief, crisis and trauma. I was prepared for a good bit of it, like the difficult emotions that come with ...