https://app.fraegile.com/blog/ Calm, honest essays on relationships and self-reflection. en Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT https://app.fraegile.com/blog/attachment-styles-explained/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/attachment-styles-explained/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Attachment Secure, anxious, avoidant and fearful attachment in plain language – where the styles come from, how they show up and how people become more secure. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/fear-of-intimacy/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/fear-of-intimacy/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Intimacy Wanting closeness and pulling away when it comes is common. What emotional intimacy is, why it can feel unsafe and how to let someone in slowly. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/fight-flight-freeze-fawn-in-conflict/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/fight-flight-freeze-fawn-in-conflict/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Conflict In an argument, your body often decides before you do. The four stress responses, how they show up in relationships and how to repair after a fight. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/how-to-be-more-vulnerable/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/how-to-be-more-vulnerable/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Vulnerability Vulnerability feels like weakness from the inside and looks like courage from the outside. Why opening up is hard and how to practise it safely. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/how-to-break-relationship-patterns/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/how-to-break-relationship-patterns/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Growth Different people, same story. Why relationship patterns repeat, how to recognise your own and practical steps to stop repeating them. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/how-to-say-what-you-feel/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/how-to-say-what-you-feel/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Communication You feel one thing and say another – or nothing. Why the gap between feeling and saying exists, and simple ways to express emotions and listen well. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/how-to-set-boundaries-without-guilt/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/how-to-set-boundaries-without-guilt/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Boundaries Boundaries aren't walls or ultimatums – they describe what you will do. How to notice your limits, say them kindly and live with the guilt that follows. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/self-worth-vs-self-esteem/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/self-worth-vs-self-esteem/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Self-Worth Self-esteem rises and falls with success and praise. Self-worth is the belief that you matter anyway. The difference, its roots and how to build it. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/what-do-you-want-in-a-relationship/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/what-do-you-want-in-a-relationship/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Future Many people know what they don't want – much less what they do. How to find out what you want in a relationship and whether your choices lead there. https://app.fraegile.com/blog/why-trusting-people-feels-hard/ https://app.fraegile.com/blog/why-trusting-people-feels-hard/ Mon, 02 Nov 2026 06:00:00 GMT Trust Struggling to trust people is rarely a flaw. It is a learned way of staying safe. What trust is made of, why it breaks, and how to rebuild it at your own pace.