We Need To Talk with Dr. Darcy Sterling
Episodes
The Upside To Trauma
19 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Lately, my conversations with clients + friends involve talk about exhaustion. There’s a general sense of burnout — a fatigue that weekends and ti...
Ending Friendships: The Other Kind of Breakup
12 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I have walked countless people through romantic breakups over the years, and almost universally, I’m told that the most painful part of the breakup ...
Quiet Quitting In Romantic Relationships
05 Mar 2024
Contributed by Lukas
There’s a new term in the workplace that describes a behavior that’s existed for as long as I can remember: Quiet Quitting. It’s when an em...
Compatibility vs. Chemistry in Relationships
27 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Leaders in my field have been trying to uncover the formula to successful relationships for decades. We understand the importance of attraction —...
You’re Too Sensitive! How Feelings Are Weaponized Against Us
20 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I hate hearing, “You’re too sensitive.” Maybe because when I’ve been on the receiving end of it, a flood of shame has followed. On the ra...
Valentine's Day: The Couples Edition
13 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Alright, Couples! I am here to celebrate you today and hopefully to inspire you with unique ways to honor your love today and throughout the year.&nbs...
Why I Hate Valentine’s Day - And How You Can Celebrate As A Single
06 Feb 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Valentine’s Day rubs a nerve in me.It makes me feel very protective of the single people in my life.I hate that we have a holiday that underscores e...
Why We Struggle To Ask For Help
30 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
We live in a world that celebrates self-sufficiency and independence which is creating a culture of people who avoid asking for help. From the fe...
Why Jealousy Crushes Some While Sparing Others (and how to overcome it)
23 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Jealousy is a normal human emotion.We are all hardwired with the capacity to feel it. But in some of us, jealousy takes on a different form. ...
The Art of Making Up
16 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Everyone fights. We all disagree — at least in our most secure relationships. Making up after a fight is one of the most important relationship...
Love Languages: What you don’t know about them
09 Jan 2024
Contributed by Lukas
You’ve probably heard people throw around the phrase, “Love Languages.” The 5 Love Languages is a book written by Gary Chapman, a pastor f...
Why New Year's Resolutions Suck And What To Do Instead
26 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
As we wrap up another year, many of us look to January as a fresh start. It’s a new year — it feels like a blank slate — and it’s a time when ...
The Ex Files: Navigating Your Post-Breakup Relationship with Emotional Intelligence
18 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Exes… We all have them. Even if they’re ex friends or family members. Exes are people from our past who historically occupied a critical...
How To Have a Fight (because everyone fights)
11 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
We go to great lengths to avoid having fights — especially with our partners.But is that sustainable? Or even achievable? What does it say abou...
Dial Down The Drama This Holiday Season
04 Dec 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Holidays are complicated. They’re pitched as a season of joy but we all know they come with added pressures, more responsibilities, and close proxim...
Couch Confessions: Demystifying Therapy
28 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Therapy… Everyone knows you should do it at some point in your life, but how do you know if you’ve got the right therapist, or if you’re in...
Swipe Right: First Date Do’s and Don’ts
21 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Dating, in general, has always induced equal amounts of excitement and dread in my clients and students. But in today’s world of digital dating, the...
Can Breakups lead to Breakthroughs? And how to survive one.
14 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
Breakups are a part of life. Even if it’s not a romantic breakup, friendships end, family connections change over time. There’s simply n...
We Need To Talk with Dr. Darcy Sterling Trailer
10 Nov 2023
Contributed by Lukas
For more than 25 years, Dr. Darcy Sterling has been helping people conquer their toughest relationship challenges. She is a New York City-based licens...