Frances Cooke

Tromsø, Norway

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luna elise thanks for this beautiful message. I'm really grateful for all the support and advice. It makes me feel far less lonely in all of this. I have gone to a place in the UK where I have a little cottage (that was my grandmothers) and over the years have built up a friendship group here each time I visit my dad. I have been so grateful for the support I have received here from people from all ages and walks of life. I'm taking a year out to just be around people and be part of a community where everyone takes care of one another. I've been craving deep connections for a while. I'm so happy I have this here in RPS too. At the moment I am in freeze mode and struggling to move and get started with anything, hopefully I will get there soon. Xx

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Ruth Brenza thanks for this lovely message and for sharing your experience. It's a good question - I actually spoke to his twin sister and she said to me "if I was your friend and not his sister I would tell you to move on". I'm sure I'd give this same advice to a friend. I am so empathetic I feel sad that he has these deep rooted problems often more than how I have been treated. I'm making an effort to be selfish and try to for once make a decision for me only. Xx

Monique Lupu thanks for sharing your thoughts and experiences! And for letting me know that there is someone out there for me as there was for you after all your toxic relationships. I'm happy you finally met your man! I hadn't realised just how much I was kept at a distance in this relationship until now. A bad relationship never feels as bad until you are out of it Xx

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04 Dec 00:22

What a beautiful message. I'm so sorry about your dog. Sending love 💕

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These grounding thoughts are really speaking to me today. Thanks for sharing.

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04 Dec 00:13

I've been a little absent lately. I was traveling for 6 weeks and then when I got home from Australia via Singapore, London, Olso to the north of Norway I found my boyfriend (of 6 years) to be very cold with me. I asked him had he missed me and why he wasn't showing me any love, to which he replied "I didn't want you to come home" and "I've just never loved you the way I'm supposed to" among many other hurtful things. So after 2 hours of arriving in the middle of the night he finished our relationship and sent me off the next morning on a flight back down to London, leaving behind all my belongings to deal with later and my cat. When I arrived in London he messaged me telling me he had made a "terrible mistake" it's been almost a week now and I just can't forgive him for what he did to me (and it's not the first time). So I'm asking for some advice to anyone out there who has experienced anything similar and given my age now I really can't mess about. I've waited 6 years for him to commit to me and want the things I desire in life - a family and just generally to feel wanted. I feel so hurt and haven't been able to settle to get back into RPS because I'm living out of a bag now for the foreseeable future. Maybe I need to do some emo beats.

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Ruth Brenza I think i have done it but so ready to do it again !

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22 Nov 20:11

Just what I needed today! My spine feels so lengthened and gently stretching hips felt so good.

22 Nov 19:42

I can join (properly) when I get back from Australia next weekend! I also suffer from winter blues being in Northern Norway, and I don't really want to go back 😂 having too much of a good time here in the sun

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21 Nov 01:26

I remember doing this class when I was in a really bad mental space. So good to do this class again and to have moved so much further on in my healing. I love the calmness at the end after all the fun dancing.