A Slice of Life · with Dominic Decker
For the feelings you’re carrying and the decisions ahead.
You may still love your partner and wonder whether you can stay. After separation, you may feel relief and grief in the same day. A Slice of Life makes room for that complexity, with emotional insight and practical guidance for what comes next.
This is the Anxiety Master podcast, exploring relationship strain, uncertainty and life after separation. The aim is to help you recognise what you’re experiencing, understand patterns and find practical ways to respond, without rushing a decision.
Understanding your experience
When a relationship is under strain, you might find yourself returning to the same argument, watching your partner’s mood or questioning your own reactions. Love, shared history and hope can make it difficult to judge what needs to change, and whether you both want to work towards it.
After separation, you may miss the everyday familiarity of being together and the future you expected to share. An urge to send a message, an empty home or an unfamiliar routine can bring the loss into focus. These episodes explore the conflicting feelings, questions of identity and everyday decisions that can follow a relationship’s end.
About Dominic
I’m Dominic Decker, a British-registered psychotherapist based in Berlin. Drawing on my work with individuals and couples, I explore these experiences with care and honesty. I offer ways to understand difficult feelings, consider your needs and decide how to respond to what is happening in your life.
Listen, read, return.
New episodes are audio readings of articles published on Anxiety Master. You can listen here or in your podcast app, then follow the episode links to read the article and explore related resources.
Pause when you need to, return to a question later and choose the format that works for you.
Find a place to begin
If you are unsure whether to stay, Any Way Back? is a free written and audio guide. Its five questions help you assess whether your relationship can improve and whether you want to continue.
You can also explore articles about being in a relationship or life after a relationship ends.
About the earlier episodes
Earlier episodes about anxiety, confidence and emotional wellbeing remain available in the archive, alongside the new relationship series.
Personal support
To learn more about my approach and working together, visit Work with me on Anxiety Master.