We get stuck in this pattern of self-neglect, and we get stuck in this pattern of feeling invisible, not putting effort into our appearances, you know, not doing the things that make us feel good.

And then this also can feel really hard by maybe your partner never needed to stop going to the gym, let's say.

Like they've never had to stop looking after themselves because they didn't have a baby.

Like they did, like they were physically and mentally able to.

And then so that resentment can continue.

So that also as part of looking after yourself, it's healing this gap that often happens

between people in their relationships of you getting enough of what you need so that you're both

getting what you need from the relationship as well.

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