Boundaries are essential to healthy relationships, especially with family. Here’s how you can communicate your boundaries effectively and compassionately.

Talking about money isn’t always easy, but it’s important to discuss when you’re in a relationship. Get on the same page with these 5 money questions.

Boundaries are about letting others know how you will respond when their behavior isn’t acceptable to you. But when boundaries start sounding like rules for how people can act around you, it starts slipping away from boundary territory and into demanding people do exactly what you want them to do.

Conflict is not a sign that your relationship is weak or failing–it’s just a sign that you and your partner need to make space for some more intentional communication so you can come together and understand one another. With compassion and intentionality, conflict can actually be a road that leads you to a stronger, more intimate connection.