I have seen quite a few starts, stops, backslides with W along this journey...oh, and seen quite a few of my own
Just keep doing what you are doing, stay consistent as much as possible. Several times W would come back to the rock for a rest, only to fling herself back out into the stormy waters to face another demon or two...
I think you did just fine with the hug and holding her, you did express YOUR want/need. And then you did the perfect thing...just went back to doing your own business.
Hang in there, the ride will get more "interesting" I reckon...
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm