by Jackie Caputo | Sep 12, 2026 | Maternal Mental Health, Relationships
It’s 9:47 p.m. The dishwasher is running. The lunches are packed. Somebody’s shoes are still by the door where they don’t belong. You finally sit down. You reach for your phone, and you realize you can’t remember the last time you did something...
by Jackie Caputo | Jul 20, 2026 | Relationships, Trauma
Why the Wound Can Outlast the Relationship by Years Let me start with something honest because that’s the only way I know how to do this. There’s a story we tell about leaving. She walks out the door. The chapter closes. Freedom. A clean line between the...
by Jackie Caputo | Jan 13, 2026 | Relationships
Why We All Need a Third Place We all need community. Not as a bonus. Not as something we earn after we’ve done enough healing on our own. But as a core requirement of being human. Despite the cultural narrative that tells us we should be self-sufficient, emotionally...
by Jackie Caputo | Nov 29, 2025 | Mental Health, Relationships
The other day, I watched a TikTok that genuinely stopped me in my tracks.A mom asked her daughter, “What did you get for Christmas last year?” The little girl paused… searched her memory… and couldn’t recall a single gift. Then the mom asked,“Where did we go for...
by Jackie Caputo | Oct 4, 2025 | Codependency, Relationships
For so many women, our lives have been built around the quiet, unspoken expectation of taking care of everyone else first. At work, we say yes to extra projects so we’re seen as “team players.” In parenting, we push aside our own needs to keep the peace in our homes....
by Jackie Caputo | Dec 9, 2024 | Burn Out, Relationships
The time between November and January can feel like an awkward limbo. Many clients I’ve spoken with recently have expressed sentiments like, “It’s a month that doesn’t really count,” or “It feels like everyone is just waiting for the holidays to be over.” Sound...
