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Self-edit --> My wife carries traumas from a variety of hurts that people have caused her in her past.

This thread is ringing true for me in so many ways!! My wife and I have been separated for the last three months. We have had varying levels of contact throughout this time period. While we have had positive moments, our overall trajectory is towards permanent separation/divorce. Last night...

Last night my partner and I had a series of calls/texts and she was once again yelling/swearing at me. I took it for a while b/c the reason we were talking is an important one (how to help her feel included/more a part of my family) and I didn't want to pull out of the conversation but it...

Hi NatBird, Thanks for that. I certainly have my own stuff to work on before I can truly be the supporter I want to be/our relationship needs. I've been researching/receiving counselling on codependency and how some of my behaviours fit under this umbrella (hint...mommy-issues!). I have lost...

Hi Bloomy, I would like to ...maybe one day it will be appropriate but not right now I don't think. One of the other "double binds" I feel stuck in at the moment is she seems to get triggered/upset by hearing about want I want our relationship to be (vs. just doing what our relationship needs to...

Hi, My partner and I have been together about 2 years (if you still count our relationship in its current state as “together”). She is a survivor of some intense traumas (chronic neglect/emotional abuse from her family, several sexual assaults). As far as I know, she has never been formally...