Holidays are complicated. They’re pitched as a season of joy but we all know they come with added pressures, more responsibilities, and close proximity to our history, which isn’t always positive. Everyone has their unique associations with what the season means, what’s expected of them, and what they expect from ...

Therapy…  Everyone knows you should do it at some point in your life, but how do you know if you’ve got the right therapist, or if you’re in the right kind of therapy?  In this very candid conversation, I give you answers to all your questions, like:  How many sessions ...

There are few things in life that flood us with overwhelm the way online dating can: the endless swiping, the rinse-and-repeat conversations which often feel more like an interview (or interrogation) than discussions moving us closer to our next great love — it is all exhausting.  Dating, in general, has ...

Why are some of us gutted by breakups and barely able to function while others seem hardly impacted?  In my first episode of We Need To Talk With Dr. Darcy, I explain why we’re neurologically predisposed to feel immense pain when we lose a loved one. And how our unique ...

If you’ve been following me for any length of time, you know that my life’s mission is to teach relationship skills to anyone and everyone who’s willing to listen… This blog, which has been around since 2010, has been an important medium for my work.  Before the blog, I spent ...

Hi Darcy. My girlfriend of almost a year has never apologized to me for anything she’s done wrong. It doesn’t matter if she breaks something or makes a mistake or shows up late: Nothing is ever her fault.  How can I teach her that apologizing actually brings me closer to ...