You’re not a bad person for wanting to hurt him back. You’re just a person whose emotional system is trying to solve a problem it doesn’t have the right tools for.
In the Therapy Room: When Love Becomes a Cage
The Jealousy That Masquerades as Devotion đź’” I remember Tristan sitting across from me on a Tuesday afternoon, his leg bouncing with restless energy. His partner, Sophie, sat beside him but not with him—there was a distance of about eighteen […]
In the Therapy Room: The Power of Rumination and Emotional Bytes in Relationships
“The words don’t have power. Your story about the words does. And unlike his comment, that’s actually something you control.”
When I Feel Betrayed: My Journey to Healing and Rebuilding Trust
“The heart knows its own bitterness, and no stranger shares its joy.” – Proverbs 14:10 In the darkness of her bedroom, Emily stared at the ceiling, the soft blue light of her phone illuminating her face as she scrolled through […]
“Your Dating Life’s Groundhog Day”
She sits across from me, late-thirties, fingernails tapping on her Manhattan whiskey neat. “I attract emotionally unavailable men like I’ve got some kind of beacon. Last night I found myself googling his ex at 2 AM while he slept next […]
