Psychotherapist Charlotte Fox Weber’s new book What We Want explores the hidden desires many of us repress. Here, she delves into the power in learning to say ‘I want’.

Psychotherapist Charlotte Fox Weberu2019s new book What We Want explores the hidden desires many of us repress. Here, she delves into the power in learning to say u2018I wantu2019.

Unspoken desires: why you need to learn to say u2018I wantu2019

Unspoken desires: why you need to learn to say ‘I want’

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We might pretend not to want a loving relationship, but again, we fantasise that life will surprise us with the things we’ve pretended not to want. Years go by as we wait for this idealised life

When we are direct about desire, it can be powerful