By Lissa Rankin Guest writer for Wake Up World A deep cultural blind spot has recently come into my awareness, and it’s the kind of blind spot that, once you see it, you can’t unsee it...
Category - Relationships
Wake Up World’s articles on love and relationships.
The Dynamics of Longing, Resistance and Love
April 6th, 2017 By Ethel Kings Guest writer for Wake Up World Rumi says: “Your task is not to seek love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have...
Altruism is Sexy – and Science Agrees
By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World In 2007, construction worker Wesley Autrey was waiting for a subway train in New York, when a man close by had a seizure and fell onto...
4 Reasons Why Relationships Fail, Even When THAT Person is ‘The One’
By Jane Dizon Guest writer for Wake Up World Most of us want to be with someone who understands, appreciates, and loves us for who we are. We’re looking for the one who says all the right...
Are You In Relationships Or Entanglements?
By Diana Rose Kottle Guest writer for Wake Up World Do you know the difference between being in a “relationship” with someone and being in an “entanglement” with them? The...
The Problem With Romantic Love — and How the Ancient Greeks Can Help Solve Our Dilemma
September 6th, 2016 By Carolanne Wright Contributing writer for Wake Up World “Grown up, we hope for a re-creation of what it felt like to be ministered to and indulged [as infants and...
The Drama Triangle: Are You a Savior, Victim, Perpetrator… or All Three?
By Lissa Rankin Guest writer for Wake Up World Savior, Victim, Perpetrator: The Three Roles of Victimhood Unless we heal our core wounds, most of us spend our lives busy playing either savior...
8 Steps to Turn Conflict Into Spiritual Gold: A Practice
By Lissa Rankin Guest writer for Wake Up World Let’s say conflict arises when you’re with someone. It could be anyone — a friend, your spouse, your child, your boss, a stranger...
Relationships on the Spiritual Path
By Lissa Rankin Guest writer for Wake Up World One of the most common topics people who read my blog email my way is some variation of the question, “I’m on the spiritual path, and...
The Black Sheep – Is It Okay to Leave Your Biological Family?
By Lia Love Guest writer for Wake Up World “You did not invent these family habits. Your family is like mine; for thousands and thousands of years our families have embraced a dysfunctional...
Humans Crave Connection: Why Loneliness is Dangerous to Health
By Razi Berry Guest writer for Wake Up World Humans are social animals. We naturally bond and pair as couples in partnerships and marriage. We live together as families and tribes, and we gather...
6 Signs Someone In Your Life is a ‘Control Freak’ … and What To Do About It
By Dr. Kelly Neff Guest writer for Wake Up World We all know someone who is a “control freak.” He or she can’t seem to stop giving unsolicited advice or tell you what to do, and...