Therapist and Bestselling Author Vienna Pharaon Shares 10 Insights on Healing Childhood Wounds and Building Healthier Connections

Many of the behaviors that show up in adult relationships — defensiveness, emotional shutdown, perfectionism, people-pleasing, fear of conflict — often begin as survival strategies long before adulthood. At a recent conversation hosted by The Family Institute at Northwestern University — a Make It Better 2026 Philanthropy Award winner — licensed marriage and family therapist […]

by Jane Bodmer

5 Tips for Helping Kids Cope with Divorce

Divorce is never easy, but you can help minimize the negative impact it has on your children by following these tips. Help kids visualize their “new” life When you’re ready to tell your children about your impending divorce or separation, help them visualize what their life will be like with parents living in two separate […]

by Beth Engelman

Women Who Leave Men for Other Women

Actresses Cynthia Nixon and Meredith Baxter have been talking about a pivotal change that came later in their lives, and we’re not talking about menopause. After longtime relationships with men, these women are now in committed romantic relationships with other women. This isn’t just a Hollywood trend. Shayna Goldstein, a licensed marriage and family therapist […]

by Marjie Killeen