Therapy helps people turn their lives and relationships around, but getting close to someone in love is not the natural process we like to imagine. Understanding how your childhood helped shape your template for how to love […]
Do you want to understand the power of self compassion to help you when in pain, anywhere and anytime? Does it sound too good to be true? When people experience something going wrong at work —whether it’s a bad sales quarter, being overlooked for a promotion, or a conflict with a colleague—it’s common to respond […]
Depression can be helped with self compassion. Are you feeling flat, low and basically suffering because you are critical about what is happening in your life? Or perhaps you are aware you as a person are the problem and you are just not happy with yourself right now. These feelings can spiral you down towards […]
The Christmas season is “meant” to be filled with happiness, but for you maybe it is a time of unspeakable stress, anxiety, or loneliness. Christmas arrives with high expectations of perfect, happy families enjoying luxurious celebrations and gifts. It is very hard for any of us to avoid this fantasy and the […]
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You may not have a beautifully organized sock drawer, or have your herbs and spices organized alphabetically, but perfectionistic habits could be holding you back. The sad truth is relationships can be ruined by perfectionism. Understanding what it is and how to soften it, is a good way to avoid the risk this streak in […]
The fairytale and the reality of marriage is something we think we are too astute to get caught up in. But do many of us still have unrealistic expectations of what it takes to make a long term relationship work? Like anything worthwhile, really putting in to make you intimate relationship work takes good intentions […]
You have discovered your partner has cheated on you. You are shocked… feel like the rug has been pulled from under you and now angry that you have been lied to and betrayed so easily. After you get over the initial shock, you can’t stop chasing down every last detail of what happened. You need to […]
I watched Australian story Beyond OK and was touched by the amount of tragedy that can strike just one family some times. It’s awe-inspiring to see how they responded with such bravery to significant challenges. So random in this life who gets dealt such a tough hand. Gavin Larkin set up R U OK? […]
Do you want to cultivate happiness, foster understanding and prioritise your loved one and yourself?” Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT) can help you create a closer relationship.” Personally, EFT taught me to gradually learn to stay open-hearted and maintain perspective even during disagreements, not every time, but much more often. I learnt how to fight fair and […]