Your inner voice should sound like your best friend. Or maybe even like your dog if he suddenly got a voice. But if it sounds like a bully? That’s a problem.

Sometimes, you have to work hard to make a relationship work. And sometimes, you need to accept that it’s better to burn a bridge then to keep trying to fix it.

You’ve apologized to exes, bosses, and even the person you bumped with your shopping cart. But when was the last time you said sorry to yourself?

Some habits make you memorable in a good way—others make people suddenly remember they left something in the oven. Do you have any of these annoying quirks?

Just because you’ve known them forever doesn’t mean they still deserve to be in your life. We outgrow clothes. Sometimes we outgrow people too.

No, you don’t have to be a total optimist to be happy, and you don’t have to repeat “positive vibes” over and over. Here are a few happiness myths to put to rest.

Emotional baggage: the only kind that never gets lost at the airport. Here are five types of baggage you should toss before they weigh you down any further.

Always picking the same type—charming, chaotic, unavailable? That’s not bad luck, it’s a pattern. Here’s why you keep dating the wrong people, and how to finally break the pattern.

What really makes us happy? Chocolate cake? Money? Something entirely intangible? Science has a lot to say about happiness. Let’s take a look at some research.

When you hear “toxic relationship,” your mind probably jumps straight to romantic drama. But the truth is, toxicity can slip into any relationship. Is it time to go NC with family or friends?

If getting together for the holidays makes you feel grinchy, here are a few do’s and don’ts to make the holidays a little more peaceful. Or just don’t go, that works too.

You teach people how to treat you—so if you’ve been letting people walk all over you, it’s time to change that. Here’s how to draw the line without burning the bridge (unless you need to).