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Articles on relationships, family and wellbeing.
What causes conflict in relationships?
Couples often spend their days in conflict rather than living in harmony. What causes conflict in relationships? As children, we will be modelled by our parents or primary care-givers how to deal with conflict. We will be taught to deal with conflict in a healthy manner or in a dysfunctional way whi...
As a child did you grow up with shame?
Maybe you didn’t realise that’s what it was you were feeling and if you were unaware that that’s what you were feeling, you could continue the behaviour on to your children and then they would grow up feeling ashamed and put it on their children and so on. So what does shame look like? When […]
In Domestic Violent Relationships, The Victim May Say They Love The Abuser
In domestic violent relationships, the victim may say they love the abuser. Why? The victim remembers their partner earlier on in the relationship and probably during the “love bombing” stage when their partner was showering them with not only things but also compliments. They may have been patient...