Dr. Wexler provides insight and perspective on relationship issues every month in his new blog for Psychology Today.
Posted November 13, 2024
Boost Your Intimacy
Key points
There is nothing more intimate than knowing how well your partner knows you and how they put that into action.
You know what to do to make your partner feel loved—if you can just put some effort into showing it.
Discovering the roadblocks that prevent the expression of loving behaviors can be eye-opening for both of you.
How the "surprise task" can reactivate what you know and love about each other.
Posted September 21, 2024
Change Your Self, Change Your Teen
Parents matter. Not only because of our decisions, but because of how our thoughts shape our teen's self.
Key points
The stories parents tell themselves about their teen have power.
Teens may say that what their parents think means nothing to them, but they're usually lying.
The grounded parent doesn't need their teen to validate their self-worth—and the teen will be better off.
Posted August 19, 2024
13 Ways to Be the Best Man You Can Be
Masculinity doesn’t have to be toxic. Here’s how to do it right.
Key points
"Toxic masculinity" was intended to describe rigid and outdated norms of masculinity, not all masculinity.
Men can still strive to be masculine without being "toxic"; the guidelines below can help.
Even when you have messed up, try to keep seeing yourself as a “good man behaving badly."
