Menopause Changed Me
Well, I'm not in full menopause but the peri one. I don't know that much about it, frankly. But I do know, right around the time I turned 40, things…
Well, I'm not in full menopause but the peri one. I don't know that much about it, frankly. But I do know, right around the time I turned 40, things…
I woke up this morning to a slew of emails... "we're in this together", "hard news..." "unprecedented times". The tariffs are going to kill my business. I thought I had…
I've beat myself up for years... why did my marriage fail? What was my part in it? We weren't compatible. We never communicated. We did not have any emotional closeness.…
Days like today I miss the anxiety-ridden, codependent, insecure, asleep version of myself. I was too busy chasing dopamine, approval and love to even be aware of anything else. Pure…
I just found out that Golden Retrievers are the most sensitive dog breed. They have more emotional intelligence than any other breed. That's why they are usually hospital volunteer dogs…
My Autonomy Threatened Him Most. His goal was to keep me stuck. He was depressed because I would't sleep with him. He was depressed because my body was no longer…
When you're awake enough to see it. So I'm considering dating, the vehicle of said arrangement is yet to be determined. Some days it sounds horrid, daunting, scary, life threatening…
Meaning, I should let him do what he wants, no matter what. "My therapist told me that I was looking for unconditional love from you since I had a shitty…
Not being heard is my absolute BIGGEST trigger. To feel ignored or someone is hand wavy about my intensity or desire to convey something is agony. It makes me feel…
I'm really thinking about all the ways in which I let other people pressure and form me into something I wasn't. My mom, my dad, teachers, friends and all the…