Are You Hiding Parts of Yourself to Win Others’ Love

How Do I Stop Hiding Parts Of Myself? The unspoken deal is this : If you will bury the parts I don’t like, then I will love you. The unspoken choice is this: Lose yourself or lose me After reading this in a book called ‘Necessary Losses’, I know I was given this deal growing up. I had to lose myself to feel safe, to feel even an illusionary sense…

View Post

Is It Time To Stop Taking Responsibility For Others?

It’s coming to the end of 2023, and losing Michael to sepsis and my friend to cancer, grief has led me on a road of massive self-reflection in 2023. I continue to self-reflect, but some of the biggest realisations are happening as a result of having the rug pulled from under me. The major thing I realised was that I needed to stop taking responsibility for others. Seeing a local…

View Post