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Why Did I Stay? How We Override Our Own Intuition
You felt it in your gut. You saw who he was. And you stayed anyway...then spent the aftermath asking yourself why. Here's the real psychology behind why we override our own intuition, and how to learn to trust yourself again. You knew. That's the part that haunts you the most, isn't it? Not that he showed you who he was, but that somewhere, underneath everything, you already knew. You felt it in your body before you had words for it. The pit in your stomach when he pulled awa

Julia Hartman
Jul 265 min read


It Almost Feels Taboo: On Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive
It almost feels taboo, doesn't it… to grieve someone who is still alive. To admit to the pain of grief when you're expected to just "move on." But that's the thing about grieving the living, it almost feels impossible to let go when maybe… just maybe things could be different. And that maybe is not weakness. That maybe is your attachment system doing exactly what it was built to do, hold on to the people it has bonded with, scan for possibility, resist the finality of loss.

Julia Hartman
May 265 min read


Love Isn't Always Enough: What Megan Thee Stallion's Breakup Taught Us About Standing On Your Non-Negotiables
When I saw Meg's post, my first thought wasn't about the drama or celebrity gossip... It was about every woman (including myself) who has loved someone with everything she had, only to find herself on the losing end of a relationship she gave her whole heart to. Megan Thee Stallion did something this week that a lot of women struggle to do even after years of therapy. She loved someone, invested fully, and when her core values were violated, she left. Clearly. Quickly. Withou

Julia Hartman
Apr 264 min read
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