004 - It's Just a Net

Some lessons don't come from therapy books or breakthrough moments. Sometimes they come from a stranger in a tiny fishing boat who doesn't speak your language but somehow says exactly what you needed to hear.In this episode, Vanessa opens her journal to Okinawa, September 2023, a new country, a new job, and the quiet ache of learning to be single again after nearly five years with someone she thought was forever. Through a series of journal entries written to a love she hadn't met yet, she traces the slow unraveling of a woman who had spent years walking on eggshells, loading the dishwasher the right way, remembering to order the Pepsi, apologizing for stepping through a garage ceiling. If you've ever confused love with the feeling of constantly failing someone, this one is for you.Please follow us on:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/therapistafterdarkconfessionsTikTok - https://www.tiktok.com/@therapistafterdarkpod