Infidelity – The Word Mill

Tiny Boats

Down turbid rushing stream, tiny boats float where english ivy climb from the bottom of a hill. I look up toward nature’s wall, grounded in fevered moss. Rocks reveal themselves as water pulls in rhythmic motion, and drops like a blanket falling off. My brain’s illusion tells me I see a bird soaring. Are youContinue reading “Tiny Boats”

There Will Be Blood

Mid-week while meeting with my last client for the evening, I found myself repeating the same sentiment I had shared with two different clients earlier that day; a comment meant to help normalize the inevitable hurt that comes with intimate relationships. I tell them that all couples experience moments of feeling wounded and hurt, evenContinue reading “There Will Be Blood”

‘Tis the Season to be Poly

I’ve been lately collecting arguments; conflicting opinions on why, what, and how to engage in relationships in which socially constructed concepts for intimacy and sex go unmatched (“Non-monogamy” “Polyamory” “Open”). Polyamory happens to be a topic I’ve come against especially after entering the world of couples therapy. Friends have tried it, friends have wanted toContinue reading “‘Tis the Season to be Poly”