Many people suffer from anxiety and depression, but it can be difficult to understand what is going on with your partner. This blog post will discuss seven different ways that you can support someone who suffers from these issues. Firstly,...Continue reading
Always make your own sunshine
In the times that we live in today, where social media has this insidious, persistent effect on our every day lives, we are so much more aware of the goings on of our fellow man than we ever were in...Continue reading
Money & Relationships: a volatile match
Before the 80’s men traditionally went to work and brought home the paycheck, while women stayed home and looked after the house and the kids. Today, this is completely unachievable or desired for many. It is no longer financially feasible...Continue reading
7 Kinds of Love: All Love is not Equal
Love means so many different things to so many different people, and in the same way, applies totally differently in different contexts. We can usually distinguish between the love we have for friends, and the love we have family –...Continue reading
Till death do us part: Exploring traditional vows commitment & attitude in marriage relationships
In this series I have been exploring traditional marriage vows and the relevance to us today. Where do they come from? What is their meaning? Is the meaning still relevant to us today in the context of any relationship? In...Continue reading
The 5 Love Languages Simply Put
One of the biggest issues I am faced with in the course of online couples therapy is that of love being ineffectively expressed, and so inadequately received by each partner in the relationship. This disconnect can leave us feeling unloved...Continue reading
For better, for worse: Exploring commitment & attitude in marriage
In this series I have been exploring. Where do they come from? What is their meaning? Is the meaning still relevant to us today in the context of any relationship? In this last instalment, I explore the final words uttered...Continue reading
To have and to hold vow: Intimacy & Relationship in Marriage
This is the first in a series of posts that explores the marriage vows we pledge to our partners when we take the plunge into marriage. I don’t use the term ‘plunge’ lightly, because for most people, marriage is not...Continue reading
‘Love’
This sculpture is one designed by Ukranian Alexander Milov, and it’s purpose is to demonstrate what’s going on inside of people when we fight. It represents 2 people with their backs to one another in what can be assumed to...Continue reading
The love we think we deserve
I recently read a book in which this quote featured, “We accept the love we think we deserve”. Relatively simple, absolutely profound. In these few words, so much of human nature is explained; in particular, the reason why people stick...Continue reading