Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Haupt is a health and wellness editor at TIME. Interruptions are one of the most egregious communication violations—but not all stem from the same place.

We all know the importance of fostering close social connections. Friends are great—until they’re not. Psychologists say they hear often about so-called toxic friendships, which veer away from the ...

When I was growing up, I did not face a lot of bullying in my small and selective schools in Detroit. And trust me, there was a lot of content: I was skinny, had braces, and played the violin. So ...