4 Things You’re Doing That Are Making You Less Likable (and How to Fix Them)
How Do You Know if Your Friend is Too Busy, Social Climbing, or Using You?
3 Things to Do If You’re Tired of Being the Backup Fringe Friend
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How to Connect Over Shared Experiences Without Hijacking the Story
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How to Keep the Spark Alive in Your Relationship (Even When Life Gets Busy)
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The 3 Compliments That Actually Strengthen Your Relationship (And Why They Matter More Than You Think)
What to do when you feel like roommates with your husband or boyfriend
Couples Therapy, DatingChristina Ferraricouples therapy, husband, boyfriend, spark, reset spark, roomates, feel like roomates, lost the spark, divorce
Your partner cheated and had an affair, do you leave or stay?
How to Talk About a Prenup Without Letting it Ruin Your Relationship
How to be more likable, without being fake & you can stop feeling lonely.
The real reason you might be struggling to connect and what to say & do instead.
Friends, Dating, Social eventsChristina Ferrarimagnetism, attraction, friend, friendships, lonely, new friends, how to make freinds, how to make friends
What to say when someone flakes on you & when to call it quits
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Are you their friend or therapist? How to fix a one-sided friendship & phrases to use when they never ask about you.
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Unlearn people-pleasing in these 3 steps.
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Phrases to shut down escalating conflict
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How to handle a friend that complains about everything.
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How to deal with one uppers
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How to stop oversharing
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Friends, Dating, School dynamics, Social events, Work SituationsChristina Ferrarioversharing, chronic oversharer, communication skills, meeting people, networking, new friends
3 comebacks to use when someone is judgmental.
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Family, Friends, DatingChristina Ferrarijudgmental, critical, criticism, when someone is judgmental, different opinions, judging your choices
How to respond when they say: You're too sensitive
AssertiveYOU, Boundaries, Friends, Family, Dating, Couples Therapy, Gaslighting, Mean Girls, Mother in lawChristina Ferrarisensitive, gaslight, gaslighting, narcissist, narcissistic, you're too sensitive, you're so sensitive, mean girls, family drama, dismissive, dismiss, dismissing your feelings