You are fortunate to have 25 layin' it on you the way she does! I'm sure lots of us get benefit from reading her posts to you. It seems like 'space and time' are paramount in these situations. And we 'do the work' while that time passes, and the space makes it easier for us to detatch.
"Always go straight forward, and if you meet the devil, cut him in two and go between the pieces." - William Sturgis, clipper ship captain, 1830's.