It isn’t fear of abandonment that sabotages our relationships, it’s how we handle it.

If you’ve been working hard somewhere for any length of time and you get fired, it can precipitate a major emotional crisis – an abandonment crisis – that takes a lot of personal work to rise out of. Here’s what to do.

Did your lover leave you? Abandonment is a knife wound to the heart. It is highly vulnerable to infection and can leave scarring.

Heartbreak hurts so deeply because it pulls at that raw abandonment nerve we all share. It rips us open to the core, overwhelming us with powerful emotions. Here’s how you overcome heartbreak.

Also known as “Looking to Trade Up,” the bigger and better syndrome is the scourge of committed relationships.