You might not put up with someone in your social circle criticizing you all the time. It is likely you would defend yourself, or at least cut that person out and stop spending time with them. But, that becomes harder to do when the person criticizing you is…you.

A child’s knowledge of healthy relationships is shaped at a very early age by parents or caregivers. Ideally, every child would be able to form a secure attachment with their caregivers. Unfortunately, that isn’t always the case.

Gender-specific challenges persist in the workplace. Sexism and patriarchal attitudes, though rooted in history, continue to manifest in complex ways across genders.