Start with a Conversation How to know whether your relationship needs a goodbye or a different kind of conversation. If you’ve found yourself Googling “Should we break up?”, chances are things have felt difficult for a while. Maybe you’re having the same argument over and over. Maybe one
Contemplating What to Say You know the drill. It starts with something ridiculous — a wet towel on the bed, a passive-aggressive sigh about the dishwasher, a comment about being “five minutes late” that somehow escalates into a full excavation of grievances from 2019. Twenty minutes later, you’re
“Intimacy is not something freely given. It requires your attention, willingness, and intentional effort.” - Gillian Florence Sanger As a psychotherapist, I have witnessed numerous individuals and couples grappling with codependent relationships. Some share that they grew up in a home where parents were engaged in codependent dynamics. As a trauma
M. Nohassi We often encounter a wide range of personalities and emotional behaviours in our daily interactions with others. Some individuals demonstrate high emotional maturity, while others may exhibit of emotional immaturity. Even the more emotionally mature people can occasionally show emotional immaturity when under stress or
Photo: Nikklas Ohlrogge My therapist once said -well, maybe not once but a few times :-), "anyone can feel enlightened sitting in meditation alone inside a cave or on a deserted island." Relationships are invitations to exercise introspection, self-awareness, generosity, boundaries, and empathy. They test how we