“ I’ve wanted a relationship for so long and now that I have it things have become so overwhelming. The demands of pleasing someone and slowly losing myself was not the plan. My spouse was so intriguing, attractive, charming and successful when we met. Things have been rocky for so long I have no clue who this person is next to me.”

 “I thought I knew who I was and what I wanted to do with my life. I’d pride myself of being so connected with the universe and living in my purpose. Somehow out of nowhere I began to feel extremely disconnected and lost. I never thought this could happen. How do I find myself and fall back in love with my purpose?”

“Being family oriented seemed noble and morally right. I truly enjoyed being a wife and mother. I never thought that I would dread waking up and taking care of my family. I love my family but my life has become routine… doing the same thing over and over again. I’m so drained at the end of the night I don’t even take care of myself; this is unlike me. I catch myself day dreaming about all the things I really want to do.”

“I used to be fun. I would go out and have a great time with my friends and co-workers. It seems like the older I get the more complacent I’ve become. I want to become more social; however, I just don’t have the time or energy. I want to talk to friends about something other than family, relationships and work. I blame my lack of a social life on the limited activities in my community, but the truth is I’ve forgotten how to be social and have fun.”

“Why can’t love find me? I’m seriously not hiding from love? I’ve put myself out there, lowered my standards a little, did what the relationship books suggested, and even took my friend’s advice. Nothing has seemed to work. I keep meeting the same people and having meaningless interactions. All I want to do is find love and experience true intimacy. Why is this so hard? It seems like everyone but me have no problem finding love. I try to do everything right and I still find myself longing for love.”

“I don’t feel attractive. I haven’t felt attractive in a long time. I’ve tried every diet, pill and shaper on the market. I will never look as perfect as these social media and celebrity women. They have all the money in the world to have those surgeries and the other ones practically live in the gym. I’ve become invisible… people don’t even look my way anymore. I want to feel sexy again. Being beautiful has become complicated. I think my life would change if I could just be attractive.”

 “My success and ability to take care of myself has been a blessing and a curse. Why are people so intimidated by a woman’s success? I have to pretend to be less than I am to have friends who aren’t envious of me and a spouse who doesn’t compete with me. Why don’t they understand that gaining success is hard? I have to prove myself in every meeting and work harder than my male colleagues. All I want is peace and real recognition for my commitment and dedication to my work. Instead I find myself having to fight to stay ahead at work and defend myself in my personal life. This has become depressing and I don’t know how to handle it anymore.”