Tag Archive for: emotional boundaries

empty bench by the sea depicting loneliness

When Loneliness Makes You Ignore Yourself

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You feel the pull of loneliness like gravity. So you negotiate with reality because the alternative- being alone again- feels unbearable. So you stay. Not because you want him. Because you don't want that.The cost isn't just this relationship. It's learning not to trust yourself anywhere. Because staying with someone who doesn't respect you isn't avoiding loneliness. It's just being lonely with company.
angry and upset woman representing emotional triggers

Emotional Triggers – Who’s responsible

We don’t trigger people. People get triggered. Being triggered explains a reaction; it doesn’t excuse it. You don’t get to scream at someone making harmless conversation and then walk away feeling righteous because your nervous system lit up. The trigger is yours. The reaction is yours. And the repair is yours.
knight wearing full armor and holding a shield showing defensiveness

How Defensiveness Destroys Relationships

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Defensiveness can quietly destroy even the strongest relationships. It turns small misunderstandings into emotional threats and pushes partners apart long before either person realises what’s happening.This piece explores why defensiveness shows up, how it becomes a repeating relationship pattern, and why love alone can’t fix it—unless the person caught in the cycle is willing to look inward.
Frustrated employee reflecting lack of workplace recognition and burnout

Invisible by Default: The Recognition Gap

Workplace recognition is more than a buzzword. It is vital for engagement and employee well-being. This article explores how the lack of recognition at work leads to burnout, rage, and invisible labor - and what real leadership can do to change the culture.
Woman's silhouette dissolving into clouds - visual metaphor for losing yourself in relationships through self-erasure and accommodation

Stop Calling It Love

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You used to have opinions about restaurants. A favorite coffee order. Now you can't remember the last time you chose anything. This is erosion—quiet, incremental, almost invisible. The slow theft of everything that made you, you. And what you're losing isn't just restaurant choices. It's the promotion you didn't apply for. The friendships that died. The years spent managing someone else's comfort while yours disappeared. This isn't love. Here's what accommodation is actually costing you.
Control in relationships invisible chains

The Invisible Chains – Control in Relationships

Control in relationships isn’t always loud or obvious. Often, it hides behind care, logic, or love, making it harder to spot. Learn how subtle control can shape your connection and how to break free from its invisible chains.