The Weight of Other People’s Secrets 🤫 It’s 4:47 p.m. on a Thursday, and Sasha is sitting on my couch with the particular posture of someone who’s been holding their breath for months—not literally, but spiritually. There’s a guitar-string tension […]
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In the Therapy Room: Secrets and Shame in Romantic Relationships
What No One Tells You About Keeping Secrets From Your Partner đź’€ Tobias came to me carrying the kind of secret that transforms a person into an amateur actor in their own relationship—thirty hookups from high school that happened years […]
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In the Therapy Room: When Family Loyalty Becomes Emotional Quicksand
🪑Bryson sat down that first day. He was built solid, with hands that showed work and eyes that wouldn’t settle on any one spot in my office. His denim jacket had a patch from the local power plant. He twisted […]
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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 […]
Relationships - Sophia Rivera
I’m a Delusional Romantic (Thank God)
Ever notice how the friends who gush about their “perfect” partner one day are venting about the same issues everyone else has the next? Or how the person who listed 27 non-negotiable traits for their future spouse ended up with […]
Relationships - Sophia Rivera
“I’m Not Over You”
Ever notice how we talk about “falling out of love” like it’s some mysterious ailment that strikes without warning? One day you’re madly in love, the next you’re looking at your partner wondering what you ever saw in them. But […]
Relationships - Sophia Rivera
The Secret Cost of Office Secrets
So you’ve fallen for your coworker. Congratulations – you’ve just signed up for what might be the most unnecessarily complicated relationship of your life. Not because workplace romance is inherently doomed (though HR might disagree), but because of what comes […]