“People never really change,” she pronounced as she tapped her nails with a shiny new French mani on our table. My mouth was stuffed with a delicious deli sandwich. I froze for a hot minute and pointed out what an odd thing to say to…
Enmeshed relationships are the kind of relationships described as partners ‘overinvolved’ with each other In an enmeshed relationship the partners are so connected that they do not see the difference between themselves and their partners – it is all we and no singular me They…
The word recovery turns your stomach. How does one recover from a situation you willingly walked into? You could tell he wasn’t the most stable guy, yet you understood him. He had been mistreated and that you had in common.. The reunion fantasies that play…
Love bombing is the romanticizing one partner does to entice their love interest into believing they are their perfect love. The romantic interest over-delivers with compliments, attention, adoration, and romantic gestures, so their partner becomes accustomed to having their world taken over by their new…
I see you Pressed for time you are minding your business in the Starbucks line. A woman ahead of you can’t figure out what to order. Everyone is waiting on her. She jokes with the barista this is why she is in therapy. She annoys…
The phrase toxic relationship is so overused now we need to clarify the term. Toxic relationships block you from growth and change. You are scripted into a certain role and cannot behave outside that role without negative consequences. Not only are the roles scripted but…