Dear Bluma

Dear Bluma: Is it Too Late for Me?

Dear Bluma: Is it Too Late for Me?

Dear Bluma, I have spent my life being the reliable one. The capable one. The one who holds it all together. I raised children. I supported my partner. I made...

Dear Bluma: Is it Too Late for Me?

Dear Bluma, I have spent my life being the reliable one. The capable one. The one who holds it all together. I raised children. I supported my partner. I made...

Dear Bluma: Stuck in the Middle of Heartbreak

Dear Bluma: Stuck in the Middle of Heartbreak

Dear Bluma, I’m at a crossroads in my marriage. I won’t get into the details, but my heart is broken, and my husband is now sorry. Nothing seems like a...

Dear Bluma: Stuck in the Middle of Heartbreak

Dear Bluma, I’m at a crossroads in my marriage. I won’t get into the details, but my heart is broken, and my husband is now sorry. Nothing seems like a...

Dear Bluma: Longing for Real Conversation in a Small-Talk World

Dear Bluma: Longing for Real Conversation in a ...

Dear Bluma, I’m someone who craves deeper, more meaningful conversations, but most social interactions seem stuck at the small-talk stage. I often leave feeling disconnected, but I also don’t want...

Dear Bluma: Longing for Real Conversation in a ...

Dear Bluma, I’m someone who craves deeper, more meaningful conversations, but most social interactions seem stuck at the small-talk stage. I often leave feeling disconnected, but I also don’t want...

Dear Bluma: I Want a Life of My Own Again

Dear Bluma: I Want a Life of My Own Again

Dear Bluma, Some days, I fantasize about checking into a cute hotel under a fake name and sleeping for a week. I’m 49, perimenopausal (hi, night sweats), parenting a senior...

Dear Bluma: I Want a Life of My Own Again

Dear Bluma, Some days, I fantasize about checking into a cute hotel under a fake name and sleeping for a week. I’m 49, perimenopausal (hi, night sweats), parenting a senior...

Dear Bluma: When Time Doesn’t Heal

Dear Bluma: When Time Doesn’t Heal

Dear Bluma, I'm finding myself at a stage of a lot of loss. Everyone keeps telling me “time heals,” but it doesn’t feel like time is doing anything but stretching...

Dear Bluma: When Time Doesn’t Heal

Dear Bluma, I'm finding myself at a stage of a lot of loss. Everyone keeps telling me “time heals,” but it doesn’t feel like time is doing anything but stretching...

Dear Bluma: Hell Yes, Holy No; Finding Your Social Rhythm Again

Dear Bluma: Hell Yes, Holy No; Finding Your Soc...

Dear Bluma, Ever since the Pandemic, I feel like I’ve really lost a part of myself that I haven’t been able to get back. I used to really look forward...

Dear Bluma: Hell Yes, Holy No; Finding Your Soc...

Dear Bluma, Ever since the Pandemic, I feel like I’ve really lost a part of myself that I haven’t been able to get back. I used to really look forward...