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Dealing with a difficult relationship? Here’s how psychology says you can shift the dynamic

  • Written by Jessica A. Stern, Assistant Professor of Psychology, Pomona College
Dealing with a difficult relationship? Here’s how psychology says you can shift the dynamicA heated exchange may stem from something deeper than the issue at hand.skynesher/E+ via Getty Images

Relationships can feel like both a blessing and the bane of your existence, a source of joy and a source of frustration or resentment. At some point, each of us is faced with a clingy child, a dramatic friend, a partner who recoils at the first...

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