There’s a difference between putting up a wall and setting a boundary.

Most of us weren’t taught how to care for ourselves. Self-care sometimes feels cliché and oversaturated, but all we really want is to find a safe place to belong.

When my neediness cycle reared its ugly head again in the form of another relationship ending, I got to thinking:

Ever since I was 15 (or younger), I have had so many questions about myself: Am I acceptable? What is my place in this world, in that person’s life?