by NATALIE | Feb 10, 2016 | Emotional Unavailability
The tricky situation: I’m a 65-year-old widow of five years, (married forty years) going through my first relationship breakup since losing my husband. I broke up with my boyfriend because I couldn’t stand the mixed messages. I can’t understand what happened and keep...
by NATALIE | Nov 18, 2014 | Emotional Unavailability
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...
by NATALIE | Jun 30, 2014 | Patterns & Habits
A few weeks back, Em and I shared the school run together. With just under twenty minutes before we were due to leave, I hopped into the shower and he was surprised when not only was I stood at the door with the kids ready to go, but that he had to go and get...
by NATALIE | May 5, 2014 | Healthier Relationships
“I didn’t deserve to be treated this way”, Rita explained when I asked what it was that kept her hung up on her ex. I met Rita at an event and her friend, a BR reader, urged her to tell me her story of a five-year back and forth with a Mr...
by NATALIE | Feb 5, 2014 | Boundaries
Sometimes we mistake a person’s boundary busting pestering for tenacity, when they’re actually being persistent at doing the same thing and expecting different results. What they’re also doing is trying to bulldoze or act like a battering ram until...
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