I wish I could carry you around on my shoulder sometimes.
You can do this by detaching. Look at your conversations like a third party - you are watching yourself in a fishbowl. Then think how would Rob, Puppy, Steve be telling me to act and speak. Then find your own voice and make it part of you.
Learn how women and men communicate differently, really listen, establish boundaries and be loving. Start by loving yourself - take care of your mind, body, spirit and heart. This helps you recognise where you stop and she starts. You can handle it.
M22,H45,W45 S21/18D12 Retain faith that you will prevail in the end, regardless of the difficulties and at the same time confront the most brutal facts of your current reality, whatever they might be.