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Dec 27, 2021

Dina walked on eggshells in her relationship with her brother, her dad, and her husband. Oh, yes, also her boss. What kept her from being honest when they asked for her input? She deferred so much she felt invisible in all of those relationships. Why couldn't she show up like she did with her friends or her work team?...


Dec 20, 2021

Clara felt trapped in the hallway as she listened to Stefan drone on and on... and on... complaint after complaint about his work situation. Then he criticized the neighbor's poor choice of dog breed, noting the short legs of the Basset Hound and its howling. "I wish he would just shut up," she thought to herself. "He...


Dec 13, 2021

Dina walked on eggshells in her relationship with her brother, her dad, and her husband. Oh, yes, also her boss. What kept her from being honest when they asked for her input? She deferred so much she felt invisible in all of those relationships. Why couldn't she show up like she did with her friends or her work team?...


Dec 6, 2021

You KNOW that feeling... the dread, the gut twist, the thing that happens when we agree to do something we don't want to do because we're afraid someone else will have a fit. I've had it, too.

It's lousy. And controlling.

We waste time walking on eggshells, and over time, the relationship degenerates into something...