Being Chosen, Being a Parent
November 23, 2025
Reflecting on dating as a parent and learning that rejection isn't about my worth — it's about compatibility.
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This is where I share thoughts, stories, and reflections on what it means to live more honestly and authentically. Click here to skip to the blogs or search below.
These blogs reflect personal experiences and emotional truths. They aren’t about blame — they’re about healing, reflection, and reclaiming meaning through honest expression.
If you’re exploring painful or confusing emotions and don’t have support right now, please be gentle with yourself. We strongly recommend working with a therapist as some discoveries may be difficult to process alone.
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Warmth, Firmness, and the Man I’m Becoming
November 22, 2025
A quiet, grounded reflection on warmth, firmness, and the secure self emerging through years of work.
Read More →Understanding My Fearful-Avoidant Pattern: Why I Pull Away, Why Avoidant People Feel Safe, and What My Childhood Taught Me About Love
November 22, 2025
A deep exploration of why my fearful-avoidant pattern formed the way it did, how my parents shaped my nervous system, why avoidant people feel...
Read More →Dreams, Projections, and Becoming a Little More Secure
November 21, 2025
This morning I explored a strange dream about my neighbours, my pull towards anxious and avoidant people, and how Integrative Narrative Processing fits into...
Read More →The Silence That Shaped Me
November 20, 2025
A reflection on the quiet ache of a mother who could never truly see me.
Read More →The Patterns We Repeat When Praise Is Withheld
November 20, 2025
How early experiences with criticism and withheld validation shape our adult dynamics — and how to step into a wiser, more grounded way of...
Read More →Integrative Narrative Processing: A New Way to Understand Yourself
November 20, 2025
Introducing a gentle, structured method for deep emotional reflection — bridging journaling, psychology, and personal meaning-making.
Read More →On Urges, Timing, and Becoming the Man I’m Growing Into
November 20, 2025
A long reflection on desire, timing, loneliness, and the quiet emergence of inner security.
Read More →Letting Myself Be Seen: The Day After the Emotional High
November 18, 2025
A long, reflective exploration of what surfaced after a deeply connected day — fears, old patterns, self-trust, and the quiet realisation that I'm not...
Read More →The Mother I Can Finally See Clearly: Guilt, Power, and the Cost of Emotional Control
November 16, 2025
Seeing the emotional patterns my mother used—guilt, debt, obligation, subtle control—and understanding the impact they had on my childhood, my father, and my adult...
Read More →The Shift in My Relationship With Money, Poker, and Adulthood
November 16, 2025
An exploration of how emotional integration has transformed my approach to money, poker, risk, spending, and the future.
Read More →The Man I'm Becoming Now: Reclaiming Identity, Building Safety & Choosing a New Line of Becoming
November 16, 2025
After understanding my parents and my childhood, I’m discovering who I am beneath all the survival roles — and choosing the life they never...
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