Marlena Guzowski
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A quirky nerd with a Doctor of Education and undergrad in Science. Has lived in Germany, Italy, Korea and Abu Dhabi. Currently in Canada and writing non-fiction about relationships, psychology and travel as well as SFF fiction.
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When Your Partner Burns You Out
“Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional and mental exhaustion that happens while you’re taking care of someone else.” (1) We don’t think of our romantic partners as giving us caregiver burnout, if they are obviously, physically healthy. However, physical health does not equal emotional health and when you find yourself feeling depressed, anxious and constantly fatigued, you need to consider whether your relationship is an equal one or whether you are an emotional caregiver.
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a year ago in Humans
For All of Us Political Orphans
I have a cousin who is gay and left-wing. After listening to a political debate he dared to say aloud that the right-wing candidate had some intelligent sounding, financial propositions. He was cancelled by the gay community he belonged to because they stated that by agreeing with anything anyone on the right said he was anti-gay.
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a year ago in The Swamp
I Didn't Really Love You When I Married You
Dear Tom, After twenty-five years of marriage I want to write you a letter of thanks. But, I don’t know what to thank you for. Because, how do you begin to thank someone for what you are? For the fact that you can love?
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a year ago in Humans
How to Deal with Your Partner's Crazy
You know how in some couples there’s that one person who’s just a little “explosive”? That person is me. I’m not an angry person. However, if I am feeling angry, you WILL know. I have a very hard time not expressing my feelings, especially in a relationship. Perhaps that’s why I’m generally a happy person. I don’t let things fester inside. If there’s an issue in my relationship, I’ll be the one to bring it out in the open. There’s no hiding anything under a rug. I’m pretty sure I destroyed all emotional rugs in my marriage and we now only have hardwood floors. Whatever I am feeling, my husband Tom will know, whether because I told him or because I spewed it all over him in an emotional explosion. And, that’s the problem.
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a year ago in Humans
Is An Open Relationship the Right Choice for You?
Approximately 3–7% of the North American population is currently engaged in consensual non-monogamous (CNM) arrangements while close to 17% of couples desire to engage in/are considering engaging in, CNM (1).
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a year ago in Filthy
What Pornography Taught You Wrong. Top Story - October 2024.
Let me start off by saying that this is not a philosophical or psychological article. I do, at times, write from a more psychological perspective, but this is not one of those times. This is a simple, hands-on guide of what you, the heterosexual guy, should simply not attempt in the bedroom (or potentially, stop attempting).
By Marlena Guzowskiabout a year ago in Filthy
