Learn how everyday habits of self-abandonment form and how small, honest choices can help you rebuild self-trust, integrity, and emotional well-being.

Therapists may not explicitly tell clients to cut off family members. But therapeutic frameworks can make estrangement feel necessary, justified, or inevitable.

To be able to care for the people you love, you must first take care of yourself. It’s like the advice we’re given on airplanes: put on your own oxygen mask before trying to help someone else with ...