Dear Abby is written by Abigail Van Buren, also known as Jeanne Phillips, and was founded by her mother, Pauline Phillips.

It sounds like your mother-in-law is struggling with a deep need for control and connection — but unfortunately, she’s ...

What would you do if someone you loved kept hurting your children emotionally yet refused to change or even acknowledge the ...

However, Dr. Hafeez—who's also the founder and director of Comprehend the Mind, which offers neuropsychological assessments ...

The soprano Natalie Dessay and her daughter, Neïma Naouri, team up to explore one of theater’s most toxic mother-daughter ...

And sometimes the signs of being in a toxic relationship aren’t visible until the fuse has been lit. Since I’m guilty of engaging in an unknowingly toxic relationship or two before ...

neither of them came from parents who could model positive relationships themselves. For Monica, who was headstrong, independent and driven, she saw her mother give up her dreams of being a ...