Tag: love
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Sometimes Adult Children Stop Trying to Be Understood by Their Parents
One of the more disorienting parts of adulthood is realizing that maturity gives you perspective you simply did not have as a child. Many people grow up believing their family dynamics were normal because, for them, those dynamics were normal. Children adapt to the emotional environments they are raised in. They learn what gets approval,…
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The Exhaustion of Being the Emotional Manager
One of the most common relationship dynamics I see is not necessarily a lack of love or effort. More often, it is an imbalance in emotional and mental labor that develops so gradually that couples do not fully recognize it until resentment, exhaustion, or disconnection have already started building underneath the surface. In many relationships,…
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We Talk About Closure Like It’s Something You Can Find
There’s something about the way we talk about closure that makes it sound like a place you eventually get to. Like if you think about it enough, or process it the right way, or give it enough time, there will be a moment where it all settles. Where it makes sense. Where it stops pulling…
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When the Work Still Matters, But Something Else Doesn’t Fit
Stepping away from work that feels meaningful is not as straightforward as people think. There’s this assumption that if you leave something you cared deeply about, there must be a clear reason, something obvious, something easy to point to. But that’s rarely how it unfolds from the inside. More often, the work still matters. The…
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Continuing Bonds: How Love Persists After Loss
One of the most common worries I hear from grieving people is this quiet, uneasy question: Am I supposed to still feel this connected? Many people carry an unspoken belief that healing requires letting go. That at some point, love should loosen, the connection should fade, and grief should become something smaller and more distant.…
Amanda Brindle, LCSW 