Hugs, Lost.
I can totally relate to having too much to address in therapy. L and I had 4? ruptures last year, and none have been resolved.Then she got pregnant and that just exploded. Both make it very hard to stay in this relationship. But dealing with her pregnancy has stopped too. Now I have real life issues that are more important to work through.

I’m the same as LT. We just focus on what comes up naturally. Like you feel an urge to talk about something. L says that whatever comes up is what usually needs our attention. And that even if for some reason you actually needed the other subject, the one you chose isn’t a waste. It’s all important. (But then again she believes a session of silence is beneficial too. Not for me!).

You could also do what T and I did when ex-T left. We spent half the session on ex-T stuff and the other half on intake. We did this for a few weeks.

Another thing you could do is write her about all you want to talk about. You can email it or hand it to her in session. Maybe that could save you from having to update her on information and allows you to spend more time processing.