Honestly, she was impressive at it.
Maybe Love Isn’t Supposed to Feel Safe in the Way You Think
That isn’t necessarily emotional safety.
That isn’t necessarily emotional safety.
The Most Dangerous Conversations Are the Ones You’re Not Actually Having
It’s Sunday, and maybe that makes this an uncomfortable day to talk about sex.
It’s Sunday, and maybe that makes this an uncomfortable day to talk about sex.
The Hidden Anger of People Pleasers
That skill followed me into adulthood.
That skill followed me into adulthood.
The People Who Feel Unsafe Often Look the Strongest
I understand that more than I wish I did.
I understand that more than I wish I did.
When Love Slowly Becomes Management
Part 1: The Loop Series
Part 1: The Loop Series
Recognize It for What It Is
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned over the years is that not everything happening inside of me is telling me the truth.
One of the hardest lessons I’ve learned over the years is that not everything happening inside of me is telling me the truth.
Sometimes You Don’t Miss Them. You Miss Who You Were With Them
But sometimes the person isn’t the whole thing we’re grieving.
But sometimes the person isn’t the whole thing we’re grieving.
You Can Be a Good Person and Still Be the Problem in Your Relationship
I have seen it more times than I can count.
I have seen it more times than I can count.
When Your Heart Starts Building a Case
Psychologists call this confirmation bias.
Psychologists call this confirmation bias.
Why Rescuing People Slowly Destroys Intimacy
In the beginning, rescuing it often looks exactly like love.
In the beginning, rescuing it often looks exactly like love.
You Can’t Heal in a Relationship You’re Constantly Surviving
I don’t believe that anymore.
I don’t believe that anymore.
When Your Becomes Your Mother
Part 3: The Loop Series
Part 3: The Loop Series
The Overfunctioner-Underfunctioner Loop No One Sees
Part 2: The Loop Series
Part 2: The Loop Series
The Quiet Things That Save Us
Healing has changed the way I think about consistency.
Healing has changed the way I think about consistency.
Emotional Orphans
Their emotions had nowhere to land.
Their emotions had nowhere to land.