Sorry to overwhelm you, but there are lots of different types of apologies. Some are heartfelt; others are inflammatory. Some are just meaningless uses of the word “sorry”—a language habit we should ...

There are times when an apology can make you more upset. It can be confusing because you want the disagreement to be resolved and to move on. However, there is something about the apology that widens ...

When I was 35 years old, I divorced my mother. I felt that under the circumstances, it was the only thing I could do. I had long felt that she had damaged me with emotional abuse while I was growing ...