The word “toxic” has been making its way more and more into the American lexicon within the past several years, and no, it’s not because Britney Spears’ song of the same name has hit the Top 40 list ...

Phillips cautions, “To say that a person is toxic is to reduce them to only bad qualities and dismiss any redeeming qualities or strengths. When we understand that ‘hurt people hurt people,’ we can ...

It’s normal if you don’t love all of your child’s friends. Your kids are allowed to have friends that aren’t exactly your cup of tea, and it’s important to let your child explore different kinds of ...

Why would someone be attracted to toxic friends? (credit: Pixabay) A reader wonders why she is attracted to toxic friends. Hi ...

Whether it’s your first buddy from kindergarten who you still keep in touch with (but who drains your energy every time you get together) or your roommate from college who somehow makes every ...

We all know the importance of fostering close social connections. Friends are great—until they’re not. Psychologists say they hear often about so-called toxic friendships, which veer away from the ...

Because we are a little more sensitive to our surroundings during Moon trine Neptune than at other times, we are also more in tune with who we are as people, which leads to so many questions. Are we ...

Realizing a friend is toxic is tricky because initially toxic folks are nice. Yet, slowly and methodically, the toxic person often convinces the other person in the friendship that they are the ...

My whole life, I’ve tried to fit into big social groups. It seemed so fun to have many friends and do many cool things together. But every time I was part of such a crowd, something felt off. I couldn ...

There could be more new music from Britney Spears on the way. Baz Luhrmann says that he’s working on releasing the fan-favorite “Viva Las Vegas” remix from his recent film Elvis, which fuses Elvis ...