self-discovery

  • Picking up from the bar meal

    Picking up from the bar meal

    Sex talk Getting into the right headspace After work, I had a couple of gummies, had…

  • Remembering November 2023

    Remembering November 2023

    I’ve been re-reading my first blog entries from November last year (Nov 2023 – Eunuchorn). I…

  • Al Anon

    Al Anon

    Background I grew up in a family where my mum and my nan were both religious.…

  • Pedestals

    Pedestals

    When we first met, I worshiped the man who was to become my husband. He is…

  • Reflecting on the bad meal

    Counselling It’s usual in counselling to recap anything significant that’s happened in the period since the…

  • Last mental health nurse this year

    Last mental health nurse this year

    Asking for me time I am struggling to feel OK to do the things I need…

  • A November dream

    The dream Today’s counselling session began by me recounting a dream I had last night: My…

  • The magic pill

    The question I was chatting with a friend and he mentioned a question that’s often asked…

  • Discussing meltdowns

    Discussing meltdowns

    Meltdowns Today at counselling I wanted to talk about my meltdowns. Sometimes I get angry –…

  • Anniversary of my first blog post

    Anniversary of my first blog post

    A year ago today I wrote my first blog post (A second coming out?). It was…

  • Three brains models: interpreting shutdowns

    Three brains models: interpreting shutdowns

    When I last saw the mentally health nurse, she talked about “the the brains”: our logical…

  • When Anger Fades, but Feelings Linger

    When Anger Fades, but Feelings Linger

    Reflecting back I read my post about what my husband said on Monday to him last…

  • Counselling at a new place

    Counselling at a new place

    Richard, my counsellor, has arranged for us to meet somewhere else. It’s about twenty minutes walk…

  • Hormonal weight changes

    Hormonal weight changes

    A bit flabbier My body has changed a lot in the last year. The most obvious…

  • Guilty

    Today I have to day off. I have a massage booked later – I wanted a…