by Gerry Gange | Aug 20, 2026 | Uncategorized
When I was eight or nine years old, I found myself alone on the St. Lawrence River. It was March. It was nighttime—perhaps seven or eight o’clock. It was cold and dark, and I was wearing a snowsuit. No one knew I was out there. I had gone looking for my dog, an... by Gerry Gange | Aug 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
The Difference Between Letting Go and Losing Yourself There is a question that comes up frequently in conversations about relationships: “Am I settling?” It is an important question, but perhaps it is not the best one. The word settling carries an assumption... by Gerry Gange | Jul 3, 2026 | Uncategorized
There is an old story about Napoleon that I’ve always loved. As the story goes, Napoleon was walking through a military camp when he came across three men peeling potatoes. He asked the first man, “What are you doing?” Without looking up, the man... by Gerry Gange | Jun 17, 2026 | Uncategorized
There is so much loss in a lifetime. We lose time. We lose money. We lose beloved dogs that once waited for us at the door. We lose childhood toys that seemed irreplaceable. We lose innocence, certainty, safety, dreams, our parents, our health, and eventually, pieces... by Gerry Gange | May 7, 2026 | Uncategorized
In couples therapy, people often arrive carrying years of unfinished conversations.Defensiveness. Exhaustion. Hurt. Longing. Some of these are deep resentments. Two people can sit only feet apart and still feel impossibly distant from one another. Sometimes words... by Gerry Gange | Apr 24, 2026 | Uncategorized
There is a moment in development that rarely announces itself.No clear threshold. No ritual to mark its arrival.And yet, without it, something in us remains unfinished. It is the moment we begin to let go of mother. Not in the sense of rejection or distance.Not in...