The Gottman Institute says therapy terms can help couples communicate—or become labels that shut down discussion. Its report urges describing experiences, not diagnosing partners.

Addiction medicine physician Nicole Labor argues that small, repeated actions can help people build recovery habits across five areas of life.

A Good Men Project essay by Niklas Göke reflects on sleeplessness, meditation and treating the brain with compassion rather than expecting full control.

A personal essay argues that a partner’s response to a survivor’s changed behavior may reflect exhaustion, not a deliberate tactic or sudden insight.