Journal
Notes for the small hours.
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Grief
7 min read
Grief does not move in stages
The five stages were never meant to be a staircase. A truer picture of what mourning is actually like.
Relationships
5 min read
Same fight, different day
Why couples have one argument in a hundred costumes, and how to step out of it mid-sentence.
Burnout
6 min read
Burnout is not a time-management problem
You cannot colour-code your way out of exhaustion. What burnout is, and what recovery really asks of you.
Starting therapy
4 min read
What happens in a first session
Nobody will ask you to lie on a couch. A plain account of the first fifty minutes, so there are no surprises.
Self-worth
5 min read
Learning to rest without earning it
If you can only sit down once everything is done, you will never sit down. On rest as a right, not a reward.
Emotions
5 min read
The quiet work of anger
Anger is not the opposite of calm. It is a messenger, and it is usually carrying something worth reading.