How I would Help Rachel Fleishman from ‘Fleishman is in Trouble’ (spoilers ahead)

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No. I did not read the book, but for eight weeks, my husband and I ritualistically tuned in to the Fleishman is in Trouble television series. The storyline essentially untangles what every couple in a long term relationship comes to learn — that there is no objective reality in relationships. In psychodynamic jargon, it’s what we call “the swirl,”…