A great many marital disputes are triggered by an unconscious fear-shame dynamic, in which the fear or anxiety of one triggers shame-avoidant behavior (withdrawal or aggression) in the other, and vice ...

Have you talked to a parent recently? Are they...okay? The fear & shame of modern parenting BRITTANY LUSE, HOST: OK, y'all, are you a parent or have you talked to a parent recently? Well, news flash - ...

Anger is rarely just about anger. It’s often a mask for deeper, more vulnerable emotions—especially the kinds that feel unsafe to express. Behind the outbursts, passive-aggression, or cold shutdowns ...

Feelings of fear, shame and embarrassment cause rape victims to sometimes wait weeks or months before reporting the crime, victims' advocates say. The overwhelming emotions they felt were recalled by ...

MILWAUKEE - Shame and fear can be dangerous weapons when used by scammers to extort money. Most of the time, these threats have no basis in reality. A heinous threat in a poorly written email tried to ...

There’s rarely a week that goes by without me having a conversation with a colleague or client about the ineffectiveness of fear-based advertising. For too long, our industry has relied on tropes of ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alejandra Rojas is a finance expert covering entrepreneurs of color. Although rarely discussed, financial trauma is quietly taking ...

Jeffrey J. Sallaz had some work to do, and it wasn’t getting done. Mr. Sallaz, an assistant professor of sociology at the University of Arizona, was asked several weeks ago to review the copy edits on ...

Arguments with someone who has BPD can feel intense. Here’s how you can defuse the situation without burning out or abandoning them. The study made an interesting point. The more couples learned to ...