This overwhelming feeling of lack that creeps up through my belly and lodges itself in my heart.

From my point of view, I was the ultimate girlfriend. This must be how great relationships are built, I thought. 

In my experience, the BEST, most expansive decisions I’ve ever made in my life we’re made from my heart.

He cannot “see” you, when you’re dimming your light in this way.

The more she tries, the more he pulls away. The more he pulls away, the more she feels sad and bad for herself – which makes her want to try even harder. The antidote? Stopping the over-giving, over-thinking and over-doing in its tracks.

The truth is, over-giving, over-analyzing, and “performing” to get him to love you is actually the exact thing that’s in the way of him loving you.