Katina Pallaras

Some people take power because they want it. Others take it because they don’t know how else to feel safe. Holding power can look like...

Sometimes it’s not the shouting, threats, or domination that hold the most power. It’s the quieter tactics, the ones that smile, nod, and...

This article isn’t just about your relationship. It’s about something even closer: the person who shows up inside them. What if the real...

In the first two articles, we looked at how blame can become our default way of coping, offering short-term relief while masking deeper...

We don’t mean to lie. But we do it anyway. Not to others but to ourselves. We invent reasons. Excuses. Versions of events. We tell...

We think we’ve moved on. We’ve said the right words. Agreed to let it go. Maybe even forgiven them. But underneath it all, something’s...

Blame distracts. Ownership transforms. 
 It’s easy to think the problem is them. What they said. What they didn’t do. How they let you...

I didn’t go looking for silence. I wouldn’t have known what to look for.    At first, it felt like a pause. A sense of needing space, but...

I’ve started noticing how often I used to shape things. Not in dramatic, obvious ways, just a softened voice, a careful word choice, a...

For a long time, I lived in a way that looked fine on the surface. Seemingly there were choices, changes and even moments of clarity. But...