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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Psychology Today

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Are Relationships Worth the Risk of Being Hurt?

26.08.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Raising Leaders, Not Followers

30.07.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

When Positive Thinking Turns Into Avoidance

22.07.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

People-Pleasing in a Polarized Society

25.06.2025 60

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Do You Really Have to Lose Yourself to Love Someone?

17.06.2025 60

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Is It the Situation or Your Mindset?

11.06.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

How the Therapeutic Relationship Heals From the Inside Out

04.06.2025 40

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Why You Always Say Yes

27.05.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Practice Kindness With Boundaries for Healthier Connections

21.05.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Siblings and Their Lasting Impact

13.05.2025 3

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

From Clash to Clarity in Family Disagreements

06.05.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

The Truth About Family Cutoff

30.04.2025 50

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

How to Escape the Overthinking Trap

16.04.2025 30

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Are You an External or Internal Processor?

08.04.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Master Your Emotions

02.04.2025 40

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Why It's Time to Stop Pointing Fingers at Mothers Alone

26.03.2025 40

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

When Moods Aren't Yours to Fix

18.03.2025 7

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Good Parenting Goes Beyond Keeping Kids Happy

12.03.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Strengthening Relationships Through Emotional Validation

04.03.2025 30

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

You Can’t Change Others—Only Yourself

25.02.2025 50

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Balancing Togetherness and Independence in Relationships

19.02.2025 9

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

How to Use Triggers as Teachers

12.02.2025 10

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Breaking Family Intergenerational Patterns Gently

04.02.2025 7

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

The Foundation of Healthy Relationships

Exploring trust, honesty, and growth for lasting connections.

05.09.2024 4

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

The Complexity of People-Pleasing

How lack of emotional control makes us vulnerable to manipulation by others.

21.08.2024 1

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Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d

Breaking the Pattern of the Need to Please

How prioritizing others can undermine your self-worth and happiness.

06.08.2024 1

Psychology Today

Ilene Strauss Cohen Ph.d