Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put ...

A widow feels increasingly anxious being separated from her pets and is worried she’s becoming too dependent on them.

Dear Eric: I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put ...

I am becoming aware of an increasing anxiety with my pets. Specifically, being separated from them. To briefly put this in ...

Telling a story about him, I started it out in a way that made him look bad. Everyone shut down and shut me out.” ...

They may want – or even think they need – you to co-sign their version of events in order to properly grieve. That isn’t the ...

A writer was feeling envious after their husband was praised by family members for their writing. During a recent family ...

Dear Eric: I have years of writing under my belt. During a recent family visit, I spent a lot of time hearing about grown ...

I suppose I was subconsciously annoyed that my husband got so much praise and attention. Telling a story about him, I started ...

Dear Eric: I am the aunt to two amazing young people. I have always been a big part of their lives, especially when my ...

Look into a writer’s group, locally or online. We all need praise, encouragement (and sometimes commiseration). Being in the ...

I’m not close to my 88-year-old mother. For all of my life we have not gotten along. I never fit into her “mold” for me. I ...