I wondered what was "normal" about that session too. I also wondered whether "normal" necessarily meant "good, unlike the others" or simply "different to the others". Was it definitely a value judgement?

Like sunrise, I need somewhere to go where I don't have to pretend things are okay or engage with the everyday demands of my life. I'm gradually realising that I specifically want somewhere that younger, wounded parts of me are accepted too.

I used to worry about doing therapy "properly". I made notes and wrote about memories. But the two best sessions we've had (in that we seemed to make the most progress) were ones where we just talked and saw where we ended up. Like yesterday. We started out on some very random topics and somehow ended up making some major progress.