How To Heal PTSD with Dr. Laurel Parnell

You suck at having serious conversations because you fear they will provoke conflict, which in turn makes you avoid them. And we don’t master skills that we avoid practicing.  Serious conversations aren’t what provokes conflict. Your avoidance of them causes conflict. It’s what shrinks call a self-fulfilling prophecy: What you ...

Dear Dr. Darcy,  I'm a single mom with a 13-year old son. I met an amazing man a year ago and he was showering me with feelings. I felt I could finally trust someone and open up. He started planning a future together, looking for a house to buy together, ...

I recently sat down with Tyler Cameron from The Bachelor to give him straight advice on why he’s still single. It’s one of my favorite video podcasts. Click here to watch my video podcast with Tyler Cameron.

I can’t believe that in all my years of having this blog, I’ve never published on the rules of fair fighting. Today I remedy that. What follows is a simple DO THIS — DON’T DO THAT list which a 5-year old can follow. No more excuses. Now to be clear, ...

Texting has become a necessary part of life – particularly in our personal lives. As a therapist, I love the transparency that texting provides me. Gone are the days when I used to rely on a client’s ability to accurately retell a conversation of what transpired outside of session. Texting, ...

Doctor Darcy, my boyfriend of almost 2 years still says he can’t commit to be with me forever. I don’t understand! We’ve said I love you for over a year. We live together and we talk about getting engaged. But he refuses to say the word “forever” and the more ...