Parenting
fromPsychology Today
2 days agoHow Silence and Shame Impact Maternal Mental Health
Maternal mental health is interwoven with unspoken stories and emotional wounds carried from girlhood.
People are probably quite confused and think I have disappeared. Everyone forgets about you. An unwanted glimpse into retirement... have led to some dark days during Morrell's rehabilitation.
Of all the love stories in existence, there was one I never wanted to be part of - an affair, especially if it meant being the other person, the lover. But for two years, I dated a woman who was engaged to another man. I swore I would never find myself in that type of relationship, but it felt like it 'just happened.' I felt powerless to the draw of the toxic relationship.