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Emotional intelligence for women building lives that feel good. Exploring the emotional, social, and cultural forces that shape how we live, love, work, create, and grow.
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CASE NO. 003: SHE NEEDED A BREAK. THEN TOOK MINE. (opens the original)
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In the TGLM universe, feelings are serious business. Especially the tiny ones.Welcome back to the Department of Emotional Affairs, where we investigate the thing underneath the thing.Let’s open our third file.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" hei
Why the Person Who Names the Problem Becomes the Problem (opens the original)
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Most people say they value honesty.What they often mean is that they value honesty that arrives at the right time, in the right tone, with the right amount of cushioning, and preferably without requiring them to change anything.The moment honesty creates discomfort, our commitment to it becomes considerably less ….enthusiastic.<a class="image-link image2 is-viewable-img" href="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!LUtY!,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.
CASE NO. 002 : YOU CAN INVITE HER. I JUST WON’T COME. (opens the original)
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In the TGLM universe, feelings are serious business. Especially the tiny ones.A text message that lands funny or a resentment quietly collecting interest in the background might look like a minor infraction to the untrained eye. But leave it alone, and suddenly it’s the reason you’re awake at 3:01 AM wondering whether you should quit your job, move to Portugal, and start over entirely.Enter the Department of Emotional Affairs.Think of us as your super hot private investigators. We follow the emo
When Pain Finds a New Target (opens the original)
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