To a degree, fights are normal in a relationship. Building a life with someone naturally involves challenges and compromises, and disagreements are often nothing to worry about. But there’s a tipping point—one that can be hard to recognize until it’s already done damage. That tipping point is contempt. Contempt is…
In today’s world, societal beauty standards and cultural narratives about the "ideal body" are pervasive making it all too easy to become self-critical and develop a negative body image. In fact, you were probably taught from a young age to cultivate hate for yourself instead of love by criticizing your…