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April 26, 2024: No going back.
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Continue reading →: April 26, 2024: No going back.My life can’t center around his emotions anymore, it’s a rollercoaster from hell. I don’t know that I’m obsessed with the outcome anymore, we reconcile, we divorce; I just want to be happy. I want my kids to be happy. I want us all to be healthy and thriving. I…
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April 23, 2024: co-dependency
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Continue reading →: April 23, 2024: co-dependencyI just started flipping through this book on codependency because my therapist recommended “Codependent No More” by Melody Beatty and it hasn’t arrived yet. Anyway, the book is called “Codependent Cure” by Jean Harrison and Beatty Grey. This one line just blew me away, “They focus so much on improving…
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Continue reading →: April 17, 2024: Parallels between Parenting and Romantic Relationships
I am reading a book about attachment theory, Attached by Dr. Amir Levine & Rachel S.F. Heller M.A. It talks about how in the early 1900’s much of the parenting literature advised parents to allow their children to cry and discouraged a close parent-child bond. We now know that children…
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What are 5 everyday things that bring me happiness?
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Continue reading →: What are 5 everyday things that bring me happiness?Being with my children. Seeing my mom. Owning a home. Supportive friends. Coffee.
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April 15, 2024: Co-dependency vs. Empathy
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Continue reading →: April 15, 2024: Co-dependency vs. EmpathyCo-dependent Vs. Empathetic. It strikes me that I have considered empathy one of my strongest and most valuable characteristics. I think I focused a lot of energy on my husband’s lack of empathy, which I still feel is relevant, but I didn’t realize it played such a role in my…
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April 14, 2024: Codependency
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Continue reading →: April 14, 2024: CodependencyCodependency. This is what it is. My life and how it’s going is centered around his moods. Anxiety is constant because I am awaiting the inevitable bad mood. I have to be on high alert in case he’s mad at the kids, I have to make sure to defend them.…