by Nicole Lam, MA, RCC | Mar 30, 2026 | Relationships
You check your phone again, no reply. It has been forty minutes. Your mind begins to build a case: they are losing interest. You said something wrong at dinner. They are pulling away. By the time they respond (cheerfully, warmly), you have already lived through an...
by Nicole Lam, MA, RCC | Feb 15, 2026 | Relationships, Trauma & Recovery
Many people find themselves in a cycle of choosing similar partners, sometimes wondering, How did I end up here again? There can be a quiet frustration in recognizing the pattern: the same emotional distance, the same intensity, the same push and pull, even when you...