Has the charge gone from your relationship? Most of us have not been taught that relationships require an ongoing investment of attention, time and energy to maintain and enhance their vitality. Relationships are like gardens. If you don't tend them, Read More
17 Aug Cracking the CODE for Emotionally Healthy Relationships
What sets our good relationships with close and intimate partners apart from those we have with our more casual acquaintances is the quality of the emotional connection we share. Emotions are core to human interactions. They are the code. Without the Read More
15 Jun Why Relationships Benefit from Not Talking
Last month, after a few very busy weeks of talking in my counselling practice combined with the end-of-term strain of teaching counselling to students who were worried about their assessments, a sore throat caught up with me. Every time I spoke for Read More
15 Apr Are You Struggling with Dating Anxiety?
If you have dating anxiety, you'll do anything other than looking for a partner online - watch TV reruns, clean the bathroom, complain about your dating troubles, or even call your mother. You freeze up and question yourself repeatedly when it's Read More
08 Apr Myths About Porn
Like all myths, myths about porn contribute greatly to panic about the use of porn. This panic is accompanied by massive amounts of misinformation repeated endlessly. Dr. Marty Klein says the effect of these myths about porn and their resulting panic Read More
31 Mar 5 Characteristics for Relationship Success
Certain attributes & characteristics increase the likelihood of relationship success. These characteristics are learnable and teachable. They are skills that a well-trained couples counsellor can teach you. Be spontaneous. Tune into Read More
16 Mar Love Fearlessly
There is something to be said about approaching love with the fearlessness of a spiritual warrior. We can love fearlessly. We all hear so much about what can go wrong with relationships, that we omit to focus on all the ways they can go right! In Read More
28 Feb Your Inner Child & Outer Child in Relationship
Our inner child is a term which refers to the hurt "parts" of us, the neglected or abused parts that desire understanding and support. Because they're scared and lonely, feel vulnerable and abandoned, they seek the nurturing they never Read More
20 Feb Learning to say “no”
You may think that learning to say No is a simple behavioural change. But this is not necessarily true. My clients usually expect their partners to respond to requests pretty quickly after they’re made. What they often don’t realise is that some Read More
14 Feb Valentine’s day
Top 5 Words for Valentine's Day Valentine’s day means different things to each one of us. Below are some definitions of associated words. #1: Romantic Definition: Marked by expressions of love or affection; conducive to or suitable for lovemaking; a Read More