Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When does an apology work best? Two experts explain why a simple "sorry" often does more harm than good - and how to do it better.

From everyday questions to more complex problems, we’re asking the experts to lend us a hand. Throughout the series Professional Help, we’ll hear some direct advice for us not-so-direct Minnesotans.

It probably wasn’t until my 20s when I realized that I had an issue with apologizing. While I grew up around family members who shared my general communication style, being in lots of new social ...

If you apologize to people all the time, you rob yourself of the basic freedom of actually saying what’s on your mind. Here are 4 possible root causes of your chronic over-apologizing habit. Many ...

Apologizing shows that while we aren’t perfect, we care about others’ feelings and want to improve. A sincere apology can heal both parties when a real mistake is made. But when we apologize ...

Apologizing is polite, but over-apologizing chips away at your confidence, boundaries, and emotional well-being. Therapists say many of us say “sorry” when we’ve done nothing wrong, reinforcing guilt ...

Over-apologizing can hurt you over time. Source: Photo by Mikhail Nilov from Pexels “Sorry, could you just look at this?” “Sorry to bother you but…” “I ...

Apologizing when you are wrong is an absolute necessity. Then there are people who over-apologize out of people-pleasing habits or guilt. They may not have done anything wrong, but their first ...

Discover why that constant need to say "sorry" for your life choices, from prioritizing your health to saying no to ...