Mental health professionals increasingly emphasize the importance of emotional boundaries in maintaining healthy friendships. While setting limits with close friends may feel uncomfortable, experts ...

Friendship in your 40s can look very different from what it did in your younger years. Priorities shift, energy levels change ...

My friend and I often clash in a way that’s upsetting to us both. We can’t seem to find a way out of our conflicts. I’ve started to dread talking with them, and our friendship doesn’t feel the same.

Setting and maintaining boundaries forms the foundation of healthy relationships, both personal and professional. While establishing these invisible lines may feel uncomfortable at first, they’re ...

Setting boundaries can feel like walking a tightrope. You might worry about how others will react or fear coming across as harsh. But setting boundaries is crucial for maintaining your well-being and ...

Dear Eric: Bella and I met more than 35 years ago as volunteers. We maintained a friendship despite totally different life paths: she had a string of relationships that never went very far; I married, ...

I’ve been feeling sad and upset. I feel judged for setting a boundary. I feel relieved that I no longer need to hear about my ...

Q. Tell me how to set boundaries and keep them. I have trouble saying no to friends, for one thing. I also can’t seem to keep my mouth shut – I overshare in person and online. Finally, I put up with ...

We’re mining the archives for some of Robin Abrahams’s hit columns you may have missed (these questions are from 2010).

Sometimes practicing self-care isn’t about what you’re doing for yourself, but what you’re not allowing others to do to you. Environments and situations that aren’t beneficial can’t always be avoided.