It’s no secret that people often come to therapy to improve relationships. Whether it’s frustrations with family, spats with spouses, or conflict with coworkers, relationship problems can have a major impact on an individual’s well-being. 

It sounds ideal, right? You have a problem, and your therapist has the solution. Get in. Get out. Get on with your life.

Ever been advised, “Just give it 15 minutes?” It turns out, you might need even less time to let a difficult feeling run its course. According to neuroscientist Dr. Jill Bolte Taylor, there is a rough duration to the physiological experience of an emotional feeling: about 90 seconds. That duration...