Reflections on boundaries, burnout, midlife, relationships, and what it takes to stop performing and start living.
Relationships
Posts about how old patterns show up in marriage, family, friendships, caregiving, parenting adult children, and the roles we quietly fall into with the people we love. This category explores connection, communication, disappointment, and the desire to be seen.
He didn’t get a real partner either. Not because either of you failed, but because you were both given roles instead of a relationship. And when two roles collide, even love starts to feel like distance.