Psychology Today | 05.11.2026 15:36
Our relationships are the source of some of our greatest joys and deepest pain. When our relationships are thriving, we tend to thrive, and when they’re strained, we suffer. In fact, many of the most pressing problems, not only in our personal lives but also in the larger world, such as interpersonal abuse, war, racism, climate change, and animal exploitation, are driven by dysfunctional ways of relating: to other people, to animals and the environment, and even to ourselves. So building relational literacy—the understanding of and ability to practice healthy ways of relating—can help transform these problems.
