“Because in order to return to homeostasis and have any clarity on who you are and what you need, you have to detox from the intensity of these one-up, one-down relationships. You’ve been through a constant cycle of intensity, from your relationship with your mother all the way up to your relationship with Sage.” She pauses to order a glass of wine, and for some reason I’m surprised, as if drinking is taboo for addiction therapists. “You’ll find that being committed to your authentic life supersedes the intensity.”
