Feel routinely underappreciated and taken advantage of despite how much you give and do? This week’s episode of The Baggage Reclaim Sessions podcast is for you. Overgiving is where you exploi...
If you have several exes (or prospective partners) lingering, you may reason that your dating pool investment has the potential to be rewarded if one finally coughs up a relationship. The idea is...
https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/you-can-keep-your-options-open-while-dating-but-know-your-why/
The tricky situation: I’m a 65-year-old widow of five years, (married forty years) going through my first relationship breakup since losing my husband. I broke up with my boyfriend because I co...
I can’t believe that I’m up to my fourth episode of “The Baggage Reclaim Sessions” podcast! I must admit to feeling super pleased when it hit #6 in the iTunes self-help chart – woohoo! ...
Over the years, many a reader has claimed that they’ve been emotionally available to an emotionally unavailable partner. Here’s the thing: If we are truly emotionally available and want to ke...
https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/weve-got-to-stop-procrastinating-in-unavailable-relationships/
We are creatures of habit and have to pay close attention to where there are running themes in our lives because it points to where we are not only repeating a pattern of thinking and behaviour b...
When I worked in advertising, I’d have to deal with clients who wanted a price reduction based on previous experience with advertising with another company or publication. If you work in sale...
I get so many emails asking me about whether to date someone who is separated, recently divorced, or even fresh out of a breakup that I wanted to tackle this tricky subject. We’re often scared ...
Over the years of writing Baggage Reclaim, I’ve heard from many thousands of people who have essentially ended up inadvertently falling into the role of housekeeper, nursemaid, chauffeur, bank ...
Recently, a few people have asked me for advice on a situation that typically goes as follows: “I’d really like to meet someone for dates / fun / companionship / affection / attention / sex b...
Following on from my last post on regret hangovers, I wanted to share some thoughts on letting go because many people convince themselves that ‘letting go’ is something that happens passively...
https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/beyond-the-regret-hangover-thoughts-on-letting-go/
I think it’s safe to say that everyone understands what the term “being on the rebound” means and yet time after time, many of us dare to go where we’ve already gone before and had our fi...
Up until I had my epiphany seven years ago about unavailable relationships and in particular my own unavailability, I was convinced that I had a special skill. You know, one that made available m...
https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/dealing-with-someone-who-blows-hot-and-cold-is-it-worth-it/
“He’s really busy right now” “She’s got a really important job” “They travel a lot” “They’re just insanely busy” “He said he hasn’t had five minutes” You know, I’m n...
You meet someone, they ask you out. You enjoy yourself, you continue talking and spending time together. The attraction and desire for a relationship build as the dates continue. Unfortunately...
https://www.baggagereclaim.co.uk/when-theyre-not-over-their-ex-a-lesson-in-empathy/