self-discovery
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The Invisible Work I Didn’t Know I Was Doing
I always thought executive dysfunction was something other people had, but today I cried because I…
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Anthropomorphise at Your Peril: Introducing Galateos
You wanted beauty. You wanted understanding. You wanted someone who would listen without interrupting, judge without…
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Invited Thoughts Only (and Butterbur Brains)
I was talking with a friend recently, and they said something that stopped me in my…
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The Algorithm Is Not Your Master (A Stoic Guide to Posting)
There comes a time in every modern philosopher’s life when they must look deep into the…
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How Long Is Too Long to Know What You Feel?
I was talking with a friend about this episode. His view was that emotional questions like…
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Do I still think of him in that way?
This isn’t a straightforward question. Answering it has potential consequences for my husband and for me…
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Stubbornness, sex, and self-knowledge
So we talked again last night. My idea. I started by reading what I wrote the…
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The Taxonomy of Friendship: Polyamory and Neurodivergence
My friend Tacitus once said, “I don’t understand the taxonomy of friendship.” At the time, I…
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A Mask of Cheerfulness, A Core of Frustration
As I cycled into the office this morning, through the wonderful bright spring sunshine – knackered…
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Boundaries or Control? A matter of perspective
We went for pizza before our counselling session. Great pizza, but there was an atmosphere between…
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Am I Seen? The Fight for Recognition and an Intimate Moment
I am feeling a little confused. Last night, I sent hubby the a link to the…
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The clash between attachment and authenticity
Whilst reading “The Myth of Normal” (Gabor Maté), was the realisation that for most of my…
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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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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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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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