Lucas asked: I’ve been sabotaging my relationship for months now due to my reacting poorly to triggers. I don’t know how to communicate well. I have been trying to talk to my partner, but I can’t articulate my feelings very well and it’s causing distance and disconnection. I feel anxious…

Re-reading ‘Great House’ after all these years — Nicole Krauss is one of the writers I most admire. That will come as no surprise to anyone who knows that ‘The History of Love’ is my favorite book of all time, and that I wrote a six-part review of it. Anything less wouldn’t have captured it. I first read…

Nora asked: Why do I feel sick when someone rejects me as a partner? I have so much self-doubt that I can’t be myself. I feel that I have been used by people repeatedly. I always have the same pattern in relationships. They leave me with low self-esteem. …

Brittany’s question: I have complex PTSD. A lifetime worth. I’m a mother, and chronically ill, currently in a custody dispute with an abusive ex. The stress is killing me. Should I consider pursuing therapy online? Do you think that would be a good fit for me? Dear Brittany, Your situation…

A sense of mystery surrounds one night on a frozen lake — Christina Schwarz’s Drowning Ruth was published in 2000. It was a bestseller and a selection for Oprah’s Book Club. I read it around that time or several years later, so it’s been quite a while. …

Paula’s question: I am a 55-year-old mother of three grown children. I work in the mental health field myself, and am familiar with trauma informed care and relate to its principles. I have been divorced from my children’s father for several years. Prior to the divorce, he spent many years…

It was a rollercoaster of emotion — I’ll start by saying that a mere thirteen pages into this book, Alexis Hall’s long-awaited sequel to Boyfriend Material, I was ready to write a mini pre-review gushing about how much I loved it. I sat down at my computer, started the draft, and created the cover image above. Then…