relationships
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Couples counselling: starting to own my part?
I woke with a migraine. Like an idiot, I went for a run lunchtime. “Kill or…
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Coffee, cake, and conversation
We’d agreed on the date that we’d next have a heavy talk together, which I appreciated.…
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If there was a way we could still be friends, would it make letting go easier?
My husband asked this of me in counselling. I was surprised by it and couldn’t answer…
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Navigating boundaries and the need for clarity
The morning after our last counselling session, and after I’d been able to reflect just a…
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Counselling again
Last session, Roxy asked us not to talk about anything heavy until this session. I could…
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What do I want from my husband?
During our last couples counselling, Roxy (our counsellor) suggested that we didn’t have any deep conversations…
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Second couples counselling
Last night I asked my husband whether there was anything he wanted to talk about before…
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The fault is not in our stars, but in ourselves
I love being a guncle! I spent the day with my brother and little nephews, primarily…
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Hard conversations and harder truths
Owning my own cruelty It had been a week of migraines and anxiety. However there were…
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Self-harm is self-harm
On Wednesdays couples counselling, my husband shared about his self-harm. I wasn’t aware of his bulimia…
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Our first couples counselling
Tonight is our first couples counselling together since the world went crazy and I came out…
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Talking about balance – part 1
I’d had a migraine all day yesterday, which not only made my head hurt, but had…
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Balance
Struggling with Balance in My Relationship Balance is something I have always struggled with, especially in…
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Another coming out
I spent today with a friend I’ve not seen in nearly three years. He lives in…
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Am I Secretive, or Are We Just Stuck?
I wasn’t in a good space. I’m tired. The husband wasn’t in a good space either…
