The Intimacy Paradox š Trevor sat across from me, hands fidgeting with the edge of his jacket. The weight of two decades of marriage seemed to hang from his shoulders. “It’s not that I don’t love her,” he said, his […]
Families - In the Therapy Room - infidelity - Marriage - Sophia Rivera
In the Therapy Room: When Your Father Betrays Your Family
The Impossible Position š¤ Fifteen years ago, I met Brandonāa sharp-eyed 24-year-old who walked into my office with his shoulders curved inward like parentheses around a secret. He carried himself like someone who’d accidentally wandered into a movie he never […]
Breakups - In the Therapy Room - Marriage - Melanie Doss
In the Therapy Room: Emotional Labor and the Marriage That’s Already Divorced
The Weight of Invisible Exhaustion š Brittany came into my office carrying the kind of exhaustion that doesn’t show up on your faceāit shows up in the way you set down your bag, the way you exhale when you finally […]
Identity - Lola Adams - Marriage
Therapy Confessions: When Your Marriage Feels Like a Rushed Decision
When Your Marriage Feels Like a Rushed Decision š The cab ride across Manhattan was a blur of neon and honking, but I’ll never forget how Kaidaira looked when she first entered my officeāhair perfectly styled, designer handbag, the polished […]
Lola Adams - Marriage - Relationships
Therapy Confessions: The Comfortable Prison of Long-Term Love
Here’s what we don’t admit about long-term love: it’s supposed to change. The passionate urgency that keeps you up all night in the beginning literally cannot sustain itselfāyour nervous system would collapse. Those intense early emotional frames aren’t designed for […]
Families - Jas Mendola - Marriage - Relationships
Therapy Confessions: The Battle of Boundaries
The man arrived at the hunting cabin with all the essentials: three logs for the fire, a fifth of whiskey in his pack, and a face that said he’d rather be anywhere else. šļø He wore his displeasure like an […]
Lola Adams - Marriage
Therapy Confessions: The Arranged Marriage Dilemma and the Courage to Say No
I was nursing my second espresso at CafĆ© Integral when he caught my eye – not because he was particularly striking (though the tortoiseshell glasses and rumpled Oxford suggested a certain downtown intellectual aesthetic), but because of the palpable cloud […]
Heartbreak - Lola Adams - Marriage - Workplaces
Therapy Confessions: The Emotional Affairs Hidden in Everyday Rituals
I still remember the day Ramona sat down in my office, her perfectly manicured nails drumming against the ceramic mug of green tea I’d offered. She was the picture of Upper East Side composureāCartier watch, understated diamond studs, cashmere that […]
Dating - Marriage - Monica Dean - Relationships
When My Love Language Doesn’t Speak Your Alphabet
Been pondering something lately while chatting with women at my favorite corner cafĆ© in Chorlton. ā It’s fascinating how differently we interpret affection based on our upbringing. Last week, I sat with two friends ā both bright, accomplished women about […]
Christian Perspective - Marriage - Samuel Hartwell
When Longing Turns to Lament: My Journey to Finding God in the Darkness of Unmet Desire
The darkness had settled in her bones like an old friend. It wasn’t dramaticāno cinematic collapse or tear-stained confessions. Just the slow, steady drip of hope leaking away, leaving behind an empty vessel where dreams once lived. She stared at […]