Relationships are emotional bonds and disruptions to those bonds lead to emotional pain. It takes teamwork to manage emotional pain. Most important, feelings like love, joy and happiness as well as anxiety, anger and pain may arise at any time. We Read More
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30 Mar Nurture Your Relationship
Spending couple time together and doing things to nurture your relationship is very important. This is what the Gottmans call putting deposits into your emotional bank account. Just like a bank account, if you’ve made regular deposits, when an Read More
25 Feb Overcoming Sexual Disappointment – What You Can Do
This blog about overcoming sexual disappointment is adapted from a post written by one my sex education teachers, Martha Kauppi. For my clients who are therapists, I highly recommend you get some training from Martha. You can read her blog Read More
24 Jan Relationship peace and contentment
Welcome to our first Newsletter for 2019. I hope you've had a peaceful and love-filled time over the festive season. January is a time when many people reflect on the past year and what you'd like to do differently this year. It's often a Read More
21 Dec Holiday Season Relationship Tips
The holiday season is upon us. However you celebrate it, our culture is full of ideas of what to give to others. But how do you give to and nurture your intimate relationship? Even though holidays can be painful for some of us, here are some holiday Read More
28 May Relationship IQ Quiz & Your Assumptions
Relationship IQ Quiz Having marriage or relationship problems? Are you considering separation or divorce? It’s time you put your assumptions about relationship and marriage to the test! Take the Relationship IQ Quiz below which was devised by Michele Read More
23 Apr Myths About Long-term Relationships
Happiness in long-term relationships does exist. Some couples are together for decades, and their love is as strong as it was at the start. Others are together less than six months. When they feel a sourness creeping into their relationship, they Read More
22 Aug Your Weekly State of the Union Meeting
Since publishing “The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work” in 2000, John Gottman has added a weekly State of the Union Meeting, lasting one hour, because our culture has changed so dramatically. These cultural changes led Dr. John Gottman to Read More
28 Jul Good communication is emotional communication
Good communication and problem-solving skills are essential for successful relationships, but there can be an over-reliance on talking skills. There are seven basic principles or skill sets which are the building blocks of a healthy relationship. Read More
16 May Relationship Rescue – Do you avoid conflict or fight all the time?
People often come to see me when there's a conflict in their relationship and they need a relationship rescue. You just can't have a successful and happy relationship without learning to manage conflict first. This is a crucial step in relationship Read More
