self-discovery

  • When you learn not to tell

    When you learn not to tell

    When I felt sad, unhappy, angry, confused, bewildered, lonely, bullied, who did I speak to? Who…

  • Balance

    Balance

    Struggling with Balance in My Relationship Balance is something I have always struggled with, especially in…

  • Evolving identity – selecting demiguy

    Evolving identity – selecting demiguy

    Defining my identity is an ongoing and dynamic process. It’s not static, which I’m glad about—I’m…

  • Making use of a sleepless night

    Making use of a sleepless night

    It’s four-thirty in the morning on Wednesday. I can’t sleep. I realised that I’ve made the…

  • Unmasking Autism (book review) – Part 3

    Chapter 6 – Building an autistic life Divergent design questions What are some textures that ground…

  • One year

    One year

    The card My husband gave me a card this morning; despite all our difficulties, isn’t he…

  • Meditations on mediations

    My friend, Tacitus, who is yep months older than me as a Eunuch asked me a…

  • Last time with my counsellor

    Last time with my counsellor

    Thinking about couples counselling I’ve been putting some thoughts into what I want to say to…

  • Change is challenging

    Change is challenging

    Overwhelming change Yesterday I was chatting with a friend, when the penny dropped and I understood…

  • Understanding a past disappointment

    Understanding a past disappointment

    Its interesting that the more I learn about myself, the greater understanding I have of my…

  • Reflections a year on – Part 3

    Reflections a year on – Part 3

    This post continues with my review of the kinds of things I considered before pressing on…

  • Friday! At last!

    I feel really quite knackered this week. The husband has been in a mood and I…

  • A second coming out

    A second coming out

    This story was written at the suggestion of an online friend (who has since been converted…

  • Impromptu chat

    Impromptu chat

    We’d both been sleeping very badly, the husband because he was angry about something, me because…

  • Reflections a year on – Part 2

    Reflections a year on – Part 2

    This post continues with my review of the kinds of things I considered before pressing on…