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'No One Wants to Stay with Me Because I Have an Alcoholic Mom!'
You're trying hard to control reality. Surrender to reality instead.
Jun 1
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Heather Havrilesky
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May 2023
Closure Is Not Always Possible
When you love someone with everything you have, that feeling can remain alive inside you indefinitely. Instead of shutting it off, let it energize and…
May 29
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Heather Havrilesky
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Closure Is Not Always Possible
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'I'm Haunted by My Ex-Lover and Distant from My Husband!'
Ambivalence is a form of procrastination.
May 24
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Heather Havrilesky
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'I Never Cheated But My Wife Doesn't Trust Me!'
As long as you play a placating role, you can't cultivate real intimacy and trust.
May 22
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Heather Havrilesky
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'My Husband Cheated and Lied. Now What?'
Can he tolerate living in reality? Can you?
May 18
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Heather Havrilesky
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'I'm So Tired of This Self-Pity!'
When you make enemies out of your own emotions, your shame and despair grow to an unmanageable size.
May 16
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Heather Havrilesky
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'I'm Moving Away and It Scares Me to Death!'
Acknowledge the darkness but keep your eyes peeled for miracles.
May 10
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Heather Havrilesky
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Who Do You Love?
On the importance of knowing who matters the most to you.
May 8
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Heather Havrilesky
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Who Do You Love?
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Accepting Differences
Letting people be who they are is one of the biggest challenges of adulthood.
May 3
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Heather Havrilesky
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Accepting Differences
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'My Ex is So Loving to Her New Man. I Feel Duped!'
Your anxious overachiever’s fable about your inherent inadequacy has nothing to do with real life or real intimacy.
May 1
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Heather Havrilesky
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April 2023
'I'm Allergic to My Husband's Friends, and Now They Want to Move to Our Neighborhood!'
It’s time to get more comfortable with disappointing other people.
Apr 26
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Heather Havrilesky
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'I'm Allergic to My Husband's Friends, and Now They Want to Move to Our Neighborhood!'
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Mistakes Will Be Made
Today, tomorrow, and forever.
Apr 24
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Heather Havrilesky
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