Susan SaybrookVulnerability is Hard but Ultimately WorthwhileAs a therapist, I have sometimes asked clients, in the interest of helping them understand their emotional responses: “If what you’re…·2 min read·Nov 10, 2023----
Susan SaybrookWhat I said when my daughter got angry recently, and what I wish I had done insteadimage by picspree·2 min read·Jan 10, 2021----
Susan SaybrookGetting ahead of depressionWhen 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…·4 min read·Nov 22, 2020--1--1
Susan SaybrookHow to cope when the pandemic keeps you apart for the holidaysIs COVID thwarting your plans for spending holidays with your loved ones?·4 min read·Nov 9, 2020----
Susan SaybrookOn the subject of unfollowingThe guy I unfollowed had a birthday today.·2 min read·Nov 8, 2020--2--2
Susan SaybrookWritercideI wrote for a year on Medium before I killed my writer self.·2 min read·Nov 8, 2020----
Susan SaybrookWhen a pandemic year ushers in a life overhaulBefore the awfulness of 2020 had even descended on me, the growing pains were happening. A several year relationship dissolved. The…·6 min read·Nov 8, 2020----
Susan SaybrookHow 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…·4 min read·Nov 3, 2019----
Susan SaybrookPuzzled: my ode to the impossible relationshipWhen I was little, I liked to put jigsaw puzzles together. I liked watching the colors become shapes, the shapes become identifiable…·3 min read·Aug 30, 2019--2--2