The time I've spent working with adults who have difficult relationships with their siblings has convinced me that therapists should be aware of 5 key issues. 1. Sibling relationships are life-long ...

There’s an unspoken magic that siblings often share—a kind of bond that makes you feel like they truly get you in a way no one else can. The connection between kids who grow up under the same roof can ...

It’s all too easy to focus on our family members’ negative traits, especially as your sibling’s quirks, which drove you up the wall when you were a kid, likely still push your buttons now. But while ...

Sibling relationships are complicated, and I’m not just referring to the incestuous overtones in Season 3 of “The White Lotus.” Sometimes, one sibling can be overshadowed by their more outgoing or ...

Sibling relationships are complicated, and I’m not just referring to the incestuous overtones in Season 3 of The White Lotus. Sometimes, one sibling can be overshadowed by their more outgoing or ...

When it comes to our closest adult relationships, the ones we have with our siblings often take a back seat. Parent-child relationships, romantic relationships and peer relationships hog our ...

Therapists, psychiatrists and therapeutic consultants consider mental illness a “family illness,” not necessarily because of genetics (though there are genetic factors in some disorders), but because ...

When a family is faced with caring for an aging loved one, it is not uncommon for the issues of money and inheritance to create tension among siblings. Disagreements are inevitable, but they do not ...