Susan Saybrook – Medium

Susan Saybrook

Susan Saybrook

Vulnerability is Hard but Ultimately Worthwhile

As a therapist, I have sometimes asked clients, in the interest of helping them understand their emotional responses: “If what you’re…

Nov 10, 2023

Vulnerability is Hard but Ultimately Worthwhile

Nov 10, 2023

Susan Saybrook

What I said when my daughter got angry recently, and what I wish I had done instead

image by picspree

Jan 10, 2021

What I said when my daughter got angry recently, and what I wish I had done instead

Jan 10, 2021

Susan Saybrook

Getting ahead of depression

When I was in the hospital recovery from surgery, a nurse told me I should not be hesitant to ask for pain medication when I needed it…

Nov 22, 2020

Getting ahead of depression

Nov 22, 2020

Susan Saybrook

How to cope when the pandemic keeps you apart for the holidays

Is COVID thwarting your plans for spending holidays with your loved ones?

Nov 9, 2020

How to cope when the pandemic keeps you apart for the holidays

Nov 9, 2020

Susan Saybrook

On the subject of unfollowing

The guy I unfollowed had a birthday today.

Nov 8, 2020

On the subject of unfollowing

Nov 8, 2020

Susan Saybrook

Writercide

I wrote for a year on Medium before I killed my writer self.

Nov 8, 2020

Writercide

Nov 8, 2020

Susan Saybrook

When a pandemic year ushers in a life overhaul

Before the awfulness of 2020 had even descended on me, the growing pains were happening. A several year relationship dissolved. The…

Nov 8, 2020

When a pandemic year ushers in a life overhaul

Nov 8, 2020

Susan Saybrook

How being a big baby helped me heal after a tough breakup.

When you don’t want to let go of a relationship, breakups are not like being struck and killed by a car. They are more like doing a face…

Nov 3, 2019

How being a big baby helped me heal after a tough breakup.

Nov 3, 2019

Susan Saybrook

Puzzled: my ode to the impossible relationship

When I was little, I liked to put jigsaw puzzles together. I liked watching the colors become shapes, the shapes become identifiable…

Aug 30, 2019

Puzzled: my ode to the impossible relationship

Aug 30, 2019

Susan Saybrook

Your email (a poem)

It must be

Jul 27, 2019

Your email (a poem)

Jul 27, 2019

Susan Saybrook

Susan Saybrook

Things you might find in this writer's catch-all drawer include: child's artwork, university ID, dog treat, half-written list, & poem on a napkin.

Following

See all (4,224)

Help
Status
About
Careers
Press
Blog
Privacy
Terms
Text to speech
Teams