Shame and dissociation often hijack arguments, leading to defensiveness, emotional withdrawal, and escalating conflict.

For instance, one study in Research of Human Development found that when wives reported high levels of closeness with their ...

In a meeting intended for the U.S. and a Ukraine minerals agreement, Trump told Zelensky, "You don't have the cards right now ...

For supporters of Ukraine, the moment was disastrous: Everything that could have gone wrong in a meeting between two headstrong ... of the end tables as the two men got to talking, went ...

From there, the conversation devolved into a tense and personal argument that ... The disagreements between Trump and Zelensky started to emerge as the two men took a series of questions from ...

The argument in the Oval Office was broadcast globally ... this war would have been over in two weeks.” Zelenskyy: “In three days. I heard it from Putin. In three days.” ...

The argument in the Oval Office was broadcast globally ... Trump: “If you didn’t have our military equipment, this war would have been over in two weeks.” Zelenskyy: “In three days. I heard it from ...