Mark Travers

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Contributor at Forbes

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4 ‘Childhood Roles’ Carry Into Your Love Life, By A Psychologist

1 week ago | forbes.com | A Psychologist |Mark Travers

We all enter adult relationships carrying a suitcase packed with the lessons of childhood. Sometimes, it contains good things — resilience, trust, affection — but much of it also holds the coping mechanisms we developed to survive emotionally challenging moments growing up. These strategies helped us navigate difficult times, but as adults, they may hinder our ability to connect and communicate in healthy adult relationships.
O Poder dos Hobbies de Vó: Tradição, Terapia e Tempo de Qualidade

1 week ago | forbes.com.br | Mark Travers

Em uma cultura viciada em velocidade, telas e estimulação constante, há um desejo crescente de desacelerar e se reconectar com formas de viver mais simples e intencionais. É aí que entram os chamados “passatempos de vó”, como tricô, jardinagem, panificação e costura. Atividades antes vistas como antiquadas agora estão sendo valorizadas pelos surpreendentes benefícios à saúde mental. Pegue o tricô, por exemplo.
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1 week ago | forbesjapan.com | Mark Travers

どの車も前に進まず、クラクションが絶えず鳴り響き、イライラする。あなたはただシートに座り、ほんの少し前に進んでもまたすぐに止まってしまう。そんな渋滞に巻き込まれたことはあるだろうか。立ち往生とはこのことだ。基本的に誰もが前に進もうとしているのに、にっちもさっちもいかなくなる。それがあなたの恋愛関係で起こっていると想像してみてほしい。2人とも相手を気遣おうと同じくらい努めている。だがなぜか同じ壁にぶつかり続けている。同じ喧嘩をし、同じ地雷を避け、同じ沈黙に戻ってくることを繰り返している。どんな言動をとっても何も変わらないように感じる。これが「関係の行き詰まり」だ。それは、往々にして確固たる価値観や満たされない感情的なニーズ、あるいは言葉にされない理想などに根ざしていることが多い対立のループから2人が抜け出せなくなっていることを意味する。表面的な意見の相違ではなく、打開できないように感じられる本質的なレベルの衝突だ。時間が経つにつれ、摩擦を引き起こすだけでなく感情面での距離を生み出し、徐々に疎遠になっていく。...
2 Lessons About Marriage From ‘Indian Matchmaking’ - By A Psychologist

1 week ago | forbes.com | A Psychologist |Mark Travers

As more individuals experience dating burnout and exhaustion from dating apps, many are turning away from the endless swiping in search of something more meaningful. This may be why more and more people are opening up to the idea of their parents and other community members helping them seek lifelong partners. This is where practices like arranged marriages and matchmaking come into play.
5 ‘Breakup Boundaries’ You Should Set With Yourself, By A Psychologist

1 week ago | forbes.com | A Psychologist |Mark Travers

Breakups can sometimes hurt in ways words can’t always capture. One minute you’re fine — the next, you’re rereading old messages, spiraling in your notes app and questioning if you were “enough” for the other person. You may try to reassure yourself by repeating something like, “I’ll get through this. It’s not the first time.”But those words might feel empty against the memories that rush back in uninvited. In those moments, logic doesn’t help. What you need isn’t advice — it’s anchoring.
1 Simple Habit That Separates Happy Couples From Struggling Ones

1 week ago | forbes.com | Mark Travers

Most people probably have a general sense that physical affection matters in a relationship. But according to recent research published in the Archives of Sexual Behavior, many couples might be underestimating just how much of an impact these behaviors actually have — not just on how connected they feel to each other, but on how genuinely satisfied they are in their relationship and sex life overall.
3 Dangers Of The ‘Parallel Life Effect,’ By A Psychologist

1 week ago | forbes.com | A Psychologist |Mark Travers

When people are plagued with regret, especially in the face of uncertainty or failure, they usually come to therapy haunted by their past.
New Study Debunks The Myth That Babies ‘Born Out Of Wedlock’ Doom Marriages

1 week ago | forbes.com | Mark Travers

For generations, the idea that couples who have a baby before getting married are somehow “doomed” has shaped cultural norms, social policy and personal expectations. The assumption is as familiar as it is insidious: if a child is born “out of wedlock,” their parents’ relationship is likely to be unstable, short-lived or dysfunctional. And the label for that child — a “bastard” — has long carried the weight of shame, failure and moral judgment. This myth didn’t come out of nowhere.
2 Signs You Aren’t Speaking Their ‘Love Language’ - By A Psychologist

1 week ago | forbes.com | A Psychologist |Mark Travers

You might be doing everything you can to show your partner how much they mean to you — leaving sweet notes or buying them little gifts every other day. But your partner still seems a little distant, or perhaps even underwhelmed. This can be frustrating, especially when you feel like you’re pouring your heart into the relationship. It’s easy to wonder: Why isn’t your love getting through? The truth is, love doesn’t always land the way we intend.
3 Reasons You’re Not Growing In Your Relationship - By A Psychologist

1 week ago | forbes.com | A Psychologist |Mark Travers

At the beginning of a relationship, everything feels like forward motion. There’s excitement in the unknown, a natural curiosity about each other and a sense that you’re both becoming better versions of yourselves simply by being together. You dream more boldly, support each other’s goals and build a shared vision for what could be. But sometimes — slowly, almost imperceptibly — something shifts. The initial spark of uniqueness that brought you together starts to dim.