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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Psychology Today

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When Being Too Understanding Hurts You

When Being Too Understanding Hurts You

Understanding someone’s behavior doesn’t erase the harm it causes.

28.09.2026 70

Psychology Today

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

When Relationship Peace Requires Self-Betrayal

How to reclaim your sense of self in difficult relationships.

15.09.2026 80

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

When Anxiety Turns Us Into Control Freaks

How our urge to fix, help, and organize is really about soothing ourselves

24.04.2026 100

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Why Focusing on Yourself Benefits Your Relationships

How doing the inner work transforms the way you love.

26.03.2026 100

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Modern Parenting Feels Like Too Much

Breaking the cycle of burnout in a world that demands everything.

18.03.2026 100

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

When the Family Helper Needs Help

The hidden struggles of overfunctioners and what can be done about it.

02.03.2026 100

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Are Relationships Worth the Risk of Being Hurt?

26.08.2025 80

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Raising Leaders, Not Followers

30.07.2025 80

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

When Positive Thinking Turns Into Avoidance

22.07.2025 80

Psychology Today

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d