It can be the best of relationships and the worst of relationships - often at the same time. The bond between a mother and daughter is one of the strongest, but it's also among the most complicated.

Public discourse requires making an argument for a point of view, not having an argument - as in having a fight.

We tend to look through language and not realize how much power language has

Each person's life is lived as a series of conversations.

Communication is a continual balancing act, juggling the conflicting needs for intimacy and independence

Relationships are made of talk - and talk is for girls and women.

Saying that men talk about baseball in order to avoid talking about their feelings is the same as saying that women talk about their feelings in order to avoid talking about baseball.