ambivalent attachment

5 Steps for Coming into Presence and Connection with Your Partner and Loved Ones

5 Steps for Coming into Presence and Connection with Your Partner and Loved Ones

"Wait. Wait. Can you say that again?"

I'm in the kitchen, and my youngest who is eight is next to me saying something about turtles and the beach.

A piece of me is replaying a past conversation with someone else as I pour some tea.

I recognize another piece wants to be in the present and connected to what he's sharing with me.

I honestly believe people are happier without me in their lives.

People are happier without me in their lives.

I'm working with and getting curious about this belief I have that people are happier without me in their lives.

It's a thought pattern I apply to partners, to my children, to friends, to family.

It's painful.