The Ember blog — page 2
Writing about the situations people bring to Ember — and how it went for the people who stood in them.
Ways to be heard
Found out my partner is cheating: who can I talk to?
A friend, a couples counselor, a counselor of your own, support groups, forums or Ember: who to talk to after finding out a partner cheated, and what each asks.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Caring for an aging parent: where can I talk about it?
Caregiver help lines, local respite and support groups, a counselor, forums or Ember: where to talk about caring for an aging parent, and what each one asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Estranged from my adult child: where can I talk about it?
Estranged parents' groups, a family therapist, forums, warmlines or Ember: where to talk about a grown child who stopped speaking to you, and what each asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Grieving someone: where can I talk about it?
A hospice grief group, GriefShare, a counselor, forums, warmlines or Ember: where to talk about grief once people stop asking, and what each one asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Going through a breakup: where can I talk about it?
Friends, a counselor, DivorceCare, forums, warmlines or Ember: where to talk about a breakup, especially when you share friends, and what each one asks of you.
Ember Editorial Team
Ways to be heard
Lonely in my marriage: where can I talk about it?
Your spouse, couples counseling, a counselor of your own, someone you trust, forums, warmlines or Ember: where to talk about feeling alone in your marriage.
Ember Editorial Team
What people bring
My partner lies, then blames me: how did people know to end it?
Caught a partner lying, and somehow it became your fault? What people who stood here asked on Ember: when to end it, what to face sooner, doubting yourself.
Ember Editorial Team
What people bring
I fell out of love, but they still love me: how did people know?
Feelings gone after too much happened, while they still love you? What people who stood here asked on Ember: knowing it's over, promises, guilt, self-blame.
Ember Editorial Team
What people bring
Can't find work after losing your job: what people got stuck on
Lost your job and the search isn't working, even with experience? What people who stood here asked on Ember: what they got stuck on, which bills to pay, self-doubt.
Ember Editorial Team
What people bring
Everything going wrong at once, with no one to lean on
Several serious problems at once and no one to rely on? What people who stood here asked on Ember: what the problem seemed to be, what kept them going, what shifted.
Ember Editorial Team
What people bring
Can't afford to quit an exhausting job: what did people try?
Stuck in a job that's wearing you down because you need the money? What people who stood here asked on Ember: keeping going, ways out, why leaving felt impossible.
Ember Editorial Team
What people bring
Does grief ever get lighter? What people who lost someone close said
Does grief get easier? What people grieving someone close asked on Ember: a heavier second year, losing more than one person, and feeling you should have done more.
Ember Editorial Team
