self-discovery
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Pronouns in the Wild
Pronouns are funny things. I remember as a kid my mum telling me off for saying…
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Don’t Call Him My Boyfriend
I had a message from a friend today – “enjoying your date?” “Huh?” “With your boyfriend”…
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Learning My Size in Someone Else’s Love Story
I have felt worried that Funiculosus’ partner might feel jealous or threatened by me. I don’t…
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Being Safe to Be Around
So much of my thinking and exploration has been about what kind of people I want…
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Polysecure 4: Pulling It Together
Final part of a 4 part in a short series reflecting on Polysecure by Jessica Fern…
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Polysecure 3: Was My Marriage Codependent, or Just Closed?
Part 3 of 4 in a short series reflecting on Polysecure by Jessica Fern One section…
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Polysecure 2: What Does It Feel Like to Be Safe With Someone?
Part 2 of 4 in a short series reflecting on Polysecure by Jessica Fern At one…
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Polysecure 1: Attachment vs Neurodivergence – Am I Misreading Myself?
Part 1 of 4 in a short series reflecting on Polysecure by Jessica Fern Attachment, trauma…
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The love that doesn’t soothe
Today’s counselling felt like a bit of a brain dump. It can be like that sometimes:…
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How Much Love Is Allowed?
It wasn’t just a frantic Friday – what with meetings at work, my husband had asked…
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Subspace and Churros
I have been feeling drained and emotionally out of sorts for a while, and there’s only…
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Three Chocolate Biscuits Later
I’d been feeling quite drained, possibly due to the antibiotics causing poor sleep and headaches, possibly…
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Soul Wars – Episode 5: Autism, Attachment, and the Nervous System
Ambiguity Isn’t Romantic – It’s Noise For me, ambiguity isn’t “space”, it’s unresolved input. My brain…
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Yes, So What?
Sessions always start with a recap from me of the fortnight proceeding. From that there’s usually…
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How to read an autistic person
I stumbled across the image below while scrolling through Reddit (see, it is good for something)…
