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As social creatures, humans form many complex interpersonal relationships throughout our lives. Our relationship with each person we encounter in our lives may be unique and not easily understood by others outside of it. Often, we may even develop some assumptions about a couple’s dynamics when we observe them from a third person point of view.

In this article, we explore and discuss four common types of power dynamics in interpersonal relationships, and how we can deconflict any power imbalance.

For most of us, when we were younger, we couldn’t wait to grow up. Perhaps we yearned for the freedom that adulthood brings. Ironically, now that most of us have experienced ageing and adulthood, we might wish we could rewind time. In this article, we discuss about the psychology behind reminiscing about the past, reasons why we may be afraid of growing old and how we can minimise this fear.

The ever-present stigma and lack of information we may have of certain mental health disorders may cause us to overlook telltale signs. As a result, we may incorrectly label certain behaviours as “abnormal”. This phenomenon is otherwise known as “overpathologising”. Let’s explore more about it and learn how we can better discern between ‘normal’ and ‘abnormal’ behaviours.

Did you know that it is equally, if not more important to respond well to good news, as it is to bad news? This is also known as capitalisation. Read more in our article on how you can use capitalisation to strengthen your relationships!

Language is an essential part of our social lives though is an assumption that is often taken for granted. We often overlook how it shapes our lives in minute ways that we’ve come to accept. In this article, we explore the Sapir-Whorf Hypothesis and the role of language in our cognition.