A woman deeply unhappy in her marriage. I asked: if you could have one wish granted right now, what would it be? "I wish my husband would call to say he's found someone else and is leaving me — so I wouldn't have to do the separation myself." Raw honesty about exhaustion.
Over 90 minutes we explored four areas: Responsibility (owning her role, not to blame but to empower), Communication (crucial conversations, expressing needs), Boundaries and Expectations (where she'd sacrificed too much), and Action (small, consistent steps aligned with her clarity).
Today: her marriage isn't perfect, but they're together and both working on it — and, most importantly, she is thriving, describing herself as strong, happy, and beautiful. What began as a wish to escape became a journey of self-discovery and empowerment.
A disclaimer I like to add: typically it only works if both do the work.
