by Joelle | Nov 30, 2022 | Blog
In my parent’s living room, there used to be a set of Matryoshka or nesting dolls. As a child, I remember unpacking them, one by one, and putting them together, separately: from the largest to the tiniest (my absolute favorite one), all dressed in the same way...
by Joelle | Nov 29, 2022 | Blog
You cannot selectively numb out emotions. When you numb out pain, you also numb out joy. The process of readying for love and intimacy demands that you feel every single emotion. Without judgment, allow it to pass through. Our culture does not make room for the full...
by Joelle | Nov 23, 2022 | Blog
When a friend recently complained about their sister in law’s unreliability, she engaged in an offensive weapons approach to get the relationship back on track: criticism and contempt. Criticism: “She said she would call me back but didn’t” (complaint about her...
by Joelle | Nov 15, 2022 | Blog
The relationship I have with my husband is unusual. When we first started dating there was very little about it that felt familiar in the sense that it did not resemble anything either of us has experienced before. From the onset, we chose to co create an expectation...
by Joelle | Nov 8, 2022 | Blog
There once was a snail making its way up a cherry tree in the middle of winter. From a branch above, a bird saw it slowly moving up the grey cold bark and said, “You know, there are no cherries up on those branches.” Without missing a beat, the snail...
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