Entering the University of Texas at Austin as a freshman in the fall of 1972, I was a Connecticut Yankee in Bevo's court. Without having any friends in place from high school, I had to connect with ...

Quick! What’s one thing that everybody tries to avoid even when it’s absolutely necessary? That is, besides getting a root canal? It’s initiating a difficult conversation with one's partner. Starting ...

Who here likes to be left on read? Anyone? Nope, didn't think so. Unanswered messages—whether it's a text convo with your crush, a group chat that none of your friends responds to, or a hopeful ...

Managers and employees need to have meaningful conversations. In professional collaborations, the reluctance to engage in challenging conversations can unravel the threads that bind a team together.

You and your partner are having a quiet dinner at home, but perhaps you are finding it a bit too quiet. Although you don't feel that communication has ever been an issue for you, it seems that lately ...

“Josh, I think we are better off as friends. THX for the Bolts tix tho. — Rachel.” Who hasn’t gotten — or given — the “Let’s be friends” talk? Rachel, however, didn’t talk to Josh. Instead, she had ...

Holiday gatherings often bring familiar rhythms: inside jokes, old stories, and sometimes the same disagreements that surface year after year. According to UT Southwestern psychiatrist Dr. Cameron W.