The trigger has been removed.
The person causing the stress has left their lives. This reduces cortisol and it’s easier for her to stop stress eating amongst other things.
You people underestimate the effect a ‘bad’ partner can have on a person.
Idk but Michelle Obama telling Barack “You told me all those years ago that you couldn't promise me the world, but you could promise me an interesting life. And, of course you outdid yourself and managed to give me both." is the most beautiful thing I’ve ever heard someone say to another 🥹
You're supposed to use every unfair advantage you have. Looks, genetics, connections, dad's money, whatever.
There's nothing noble about choosing the hardest path just to feel like an underdog.
Perhaps this year isn't about becoming anything at all. Maybe instead, it's about slowly unbecoming all the things which no longer align with you, and finding peace in the quiet return to your authentic self.
I love transparency like this (we’re not owed it) because it highlights how episodic life is. It’s not this linear straight, perfectly formed line, rather a series of seasons, peaks and troughs, spins, dives, and lulls. It’s antithetical to what we’re taught in fairytales and wider media. And that’s just fine.
The worst reputation you can ever have is being someone who over promises and under delivers. Whether at work, in friendships, relationships or any situation where character comes into question. Your word needs to mean something.
all relationships can survive mistakes, but they cannot survive patterns. Repeated behavior isn't a mistake, it's a decision, apologies lose meaning when the actions never change