I Had the BEST Night … and Then You Hurt My Feelings

I Had the BEST Night … and Then You Hurt My Feelings

And then the WORST thing happened. You hurt my feelings. Then it was the worst night. My feelings got SOO hurt… When I tried to share, what I was saying hurt my partner. Now we are BOTH hurt! No one can see or hear the other. We both feel unseen. Unheard. Not cared about. Defensive. Scared. We both shut down. I cry. You pull away. Hell on earth. (more…)

How to Survive the Holidays and Feel Joyous

christmas decoration made out of wood, letters joy, How to Survive the Holidays and Feel Joyous

Do you feel like pleasing everyone for Christmas is just impossible? Do you try to figure out how to survive the holidays? Do family members make requests of you that you normally would never honor, but you do in the name of “the holidays”? If you don’t do the activities you’re looked at as that family member who is selfish (and you feel terrible about yourself). (more…)