Tension: Toxic behavior rarely looks toxic at first. It often hides inside everyday language—phrases that sound harmless ...

This post is co-authored with Dr. Jaime Kurtz. If you’re having a conversation with a new acquaintance, and you want them to like you, should you do more listening than speaking? Or should you do most ...

Although we spend much of our waking hours chatting with others, many people report that they feel insecure about their conversational abilities. This is especially true for initial conversations with ...