Best Guy/Woman Ever, Best Male Friend…Yeah… They’re Just Not THAT Special

There is such a thing as exaggerating the hell out of somebody. When we don’t feel that great about ourselves and we also on some level recognise that we’re putting up with less than palatable carry-on, we pump people up. It’s like, I know that...
“No one will love you better” – what the what now?

“No one will love you better” – what the what now?

I knew it was going to be one of those crazy busy weeks – I have a Baggage Reclaim stall at the Blogtacular conference tomorrow and am currently waiting for my youngest to finish her first ballet exam (she had a meltdown ten minutes beforehand – give me...

Reflections: Knowing Your Own Approval

On Valentine’s Day, I channeled ‘old me’ to share Reflections: Knowing Your Own Love. This time I’m exploring wanting to be liked…. ********** I want you to like me because I want to like me too. If you like me, then I can see me through...

Revisited: Is it love? Or is it fear, drama, and pain?

When people tell me stories that are basically the equivalent of heavyweight dramas, I realise that many of us mistake “suffering” in our relationships for “love”. We think that it’s ‘normal’ to have to forcefeed someone our...

Overlappers: When they start a new relationship just before your breakup

Going through a breakup can be tough. It can leave you feeling restless and struggling to fill the white space left behind by the relationship. You experience a myriad of emotions, and sometimes, you feel guilty or even blame yourself for why the relationship ended....