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Articles on relationships, family and wellbeing.
Relationship Arguments
How often have you been in the middle of an argument and you’re thinking “Are we even in the same conversation!” You realise you haven’t been heard or understood and you don’t know why. You’re thinking “What aren’t I getting here?? Why don’t they understand me??” Quite often the messages we received...
Making A Relationship Long Term
No one enters a relationship expecting it to only last short term. You don’t buy a car expecting to have it for only a short time. How do you ensure your car will be around long term? You make sure you keep up with the services. You fill up on fuel as you get low. […]
Needs In Relationships
Do you know how to communicate to your partner to get your needs met and how important are your partner’s needs to you? All too often, when one person isn’t getting their needs met, they show love in a way they are needing their partner to give them. Maybe one person grew up in a […]
Boundaries In Relationships
How respectful are you of your partner’s boundaries? Do you know what they are? Your partner’s boundaries might be around the consumption of alcohol for you because of anger management issues, or because you need to sleep off the effects of alcohol over the weekend rather than spending time with the...
Resolving Conflict In Relationships
Do you find you and your partner can’t resolve conflict over the smallest issues? Does your conflict escalate quickly and you don’t know why? Do you call each other names in conflict and regret hurting each other later? Are you tired of hating each other at the height of conflict? Your reaction to e...
What state is your relationship in?
What state is your relationship in? Do you: Talk over each other? Deflect when your partner brings up issues? Blame your partner for your behaviour? Make promises you have no intention of keeping? Regularly stay out late at the Pub with friends leaving your partner behind with the kids? Do you refus...
Feeling Loved In Relationships
Just because you tell your partner you love them it doesn’t mean they feel loved. We often show love to our partner the way we need to feel loved, however, it might be missing the mark for your partner. You might be shocked to discover what you need to feel loved is not meaningful to […]
Past Toxic Relationships
Are you allowing past toxic relationships and messages to sabotage a loving relationship? Are you waiting for your partner to hurt you or make the same mistakes your last partner made? Are you emotionally whipping your partner now for the wounds caused by your last partner? Do you long to be loved i...
Words & Relationships
Words are very important in a relationship. They make us feel loved and valued or they can make us feel rejected and unsupported. You can tell your partner “It’s your fault I’m this way!!.” Or “You’re so sensitive!!” Or “You’re so lazy!! You never put anything away!!” What if you used words like: “I...
Love in Relationships
Just because you tell your partner you love them doesn’t mean they feel loved. It’s important to have a conversation with your partner about what makes your partner feel loved. Maybe your partner wants to be told they’re beautiful because they were bullied as a child or validated for how hard they w...
Does your relationship feel like it’s in a rut?
Does it feel dry? Do you ask yourself the question why are we fighting so much? Do you feel taken for granted, not appreciated and not heard? If you answer yes to any of these questions do you recognise patterns in your relationship? You might be thinking, “What patterns do I look for and what […]
Relationships Children
As parents, it is easy to lose your cool with your kids. You’ve had a bad day at work and your tolerance is low. You have asked the kids to get ready for dinner over and over again and they won’t stop what they’re doing. So what is the first go-to for a lot of […]