by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Nov 8, 2021 | Truth
People with Avoidant attachment styles: “…you connect with romantic partners but always maintain some mental distance and an escape route. Feeling close and complete with someone else – the emotional equivalent of finding a home – is a...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Nov 8, 2021 | Truth
“…Your boundaries are both necessary for you and helpful for them. If you have been enabling them to be irresponsible, your limit setting may nudge them toward responsibility.” Henry Cloud My client, B., had created a codependent relationship with her husband....
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Feb 19, 2024 | Stuck in Indecision: Stay or Go?
“Daring to set boundaries is about having the courage to love ourselves even when we risk disappointing others.” Brené Brown One of the pervasive thoughts that keep women stuck in indecision is that if they made the decision to end the marriage, it would destroy their...
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Mar 20, 2023 | How to Fix My Marriage
“His strength doesn’t rob me of my own.” Sharon Pope As a young girl, I saw my mom work hard. Going from a part-time secretary when I was six years old to becoming a VP of HR by the time I was in high school. My dad, on the other hand, always struggled in his career....
by Sharon Pope | Last updated: Jan 4, 2022 | Truth
“If you don’t feel, you don’t hurt. But if you don’t feel, you don’t experience love either.” London Angel Winters Over the course of a 30 year marriage, we can hurt one another and my client Ruth’s marriage is no different. She felt: Abandoned when he would always...
