Chemistry is that hard-to-put-your-finger-on feeling that we experience (or think we do) with certain people. Some of us chase it or have it at the top of our list, and, unfortunately, it's a relationship pothole that so many of us walk into time and again. We feel...
Sometimes we find ourselves in a situation where it becomes apparent that we're not taking the best care of ourselves, but also, that the other party is benefitting from it. And, yes, sometimes it's the other way around. In this week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim...
I hear from so many people who feel as if they're breaking their backs trying to 'get' someone to commit. There's a lot of angst about why the person won't commit, often blaming themselves for that person's resistance. In this week’s episode of The Baggage...
It's over thirteen years since I started writing about emotional unavailability. Back then I identified key signs that someone was emotionally unavailable and these went on to form the backbone of my first book, Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl. In this week's...
When I talk to people about their biggest struggles with relationships, an all too common complaint is struggling to deal with someone who is not willing to go the distance with intimacy and commitment. Each time they feel as if they're making progress, this person...
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Why Did We Break Up? is back and it's regular Tuesday slot of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions. In today's episode, Hannah fell in love with her "dominant" engaged co-worker with the "strong personality" and left her "safe and comfortable" four-year relationship to stop...
Sound familiar? You're agreeable and try not to be or do anything that would give your date an opinion on you. Unsure of who you are and what you want, you rely on others to direct you. You're also afraid of who you truly are being wrong and so you align yourself with...
When people share their stories with me and a recurring theme emerges, I ask: If we look at this story a different way, why are you consistently attracted to and involved with partners who pretty much need to spontaneously combust into another person with a different...