Kyra Bussanich
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Entrepreneur, professional pastry chef, and author with an interest in psychology, relationships, simple pleasures, healing, and what connects us.
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The Secret to a Loving, Happy Relationship
When people experience breakups or leave relationships, they often tell themselves the other person wasn't a good match. They think if they can just find someone who is more compatible than the previous person, then they'll be happy and feel loved and connected; It will solve all their doubts and worries within relationships.
By Kyra Bussanich4 years ago in Humans
How Do You End a 14-Year Marriage?
I remember the day clearly. It was a sunny yet chilly afternoon in early February when I first truly questioned my marriage. I sat on the rug in the living room at the base of the tv, numbly staring at the way the cold light spilled through the wall of windows and created lengthening shadows across the carpet and my legs. Something prompted me to pick up the smooth three-pound labradorite crystal that we displayed on the side table and hug it to me. My eyes started stinging and tears welled up out of nowhere, and it wasn’t the first time I wondered to myself if marriage was always meant to be so lonely, but it was the first time I allowed the thought to enter my mind: I don’t know if I want to be married anymore.
By Kyra Bussanich4 years ago in Humans
Unseen Shifts are Still Magical
Until the pandemic and ensuing lockdown, I don't know that I was able to ever be wholly authentic. I wore masks everywhere I went: The veneer of warmth and endless patience and wisdom for some friends; A cloak of silliness and adventuring spirit for others; The camouflage of someone calm and collected who knew how to run a business while I was at work; The façade of someone happy in my 14-year marriage.
By Kyra Bussanich4 years ago in Humans
