Growing up in a dysfunctional home can leave lasting imprints that affect your day-to-day life, often without you even realizing it. These behaviors, ingrained over time, may have helped you navigate ...

Families often look picture-perfect on the outside, yet beneath that polished facade, things can get chaotic. It’s easy to miss the subtle signs of dysfunction, especially when everyone seems to have ...

No family is perfect. Likewise, no family, or social system for that matter, will be completely void of dysfunction. But occasional dysfunctional behavior does not automatically create the kind of ...

A couple of months ago, I gave a presentation on how to support clients from traumatic families at a conference. Inevitably, a hand shot up from the back of the room: “But aren’t all families ...

If you’re like most parents, you want the best for your kids. You want them to succeed in school, have healthy friendships, ...

A collaborative study reveals a new gene associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior. The evidence shows that rare mutations in the gene for the serotonin 2C receptor play a role in the ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Experiencing conflict with family members at one point or another is pretty much inevitable. Maybe it’s a ...

Mari Carmen is the founder of Whole Leadership Systems, a coach, speaker and Chief Human Resources Officer at Avet Pharmaceuticals, Inc. While inspiring leadership can bring an organization to new ...

A study of undergraduate male students found that cognitive inflexibility related to body weight, shape, and exercise moderates the link between drive for muscularity and dysfunctional exercise. In ...

A collaborative study involving Baylor College of Medicine, the University of Cambridge and the University of Exeter Medical School reveals a new gene associated with obesity and maladaptive behavior.