by Joelle | Nov 2, 2026 | Blog
I had three conversations this week. Different women. Different relationships. But each, in her own way, trying to figure out why the love she wants feels so hard to reach. I heard frustration. Impatience. Defensiveness. Resentment. A longing for more affection, more...
by Joelle | Oct 6, 2026 | Blog
I had just graduated from university when I asked my father a question I imagine many young adults have asked their parents: “What now?” Of course, I was looking for advice, a plan. A few steps. A sense of certainty about what I was supposed to do next. My father, who...
by Joelle | Aug 28, 2026 | Blog
I used to think conflict meant the end of a relationship. Not eventually. Immediately. Something would shift between me and the person I loved—a disagreement, a disappointment, a tone of voice, a silence—and my whole system would light up. Fix it. Reconnect. Make it...
by Joelle | Jul 31, 2026 | Blog
For years, I thought listening was love. Became very good at it. I could read a room, noticed what wasn’t being said, sensed hurt before it had words. People felt safe with me. (Maybe you’ve been that person.) Then one afternoon I was driving home from...
by Joelle | Jun 1, 2026 | Blog
For years, I thought being in relationship meant being flexible, forgiving, accommodating, easy to be with — never too much, never a burden. What escaped my awareness was that all the self-sacrifice was actually self-abandonment in service of not being abandoned....
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