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Articles on relationships, family and wellbeing.
Post Separation Abuse
Separation is a painful experience because of the ending of the relationship and it is made more traumatic when one party decides to blindside their partner with abuse through the legal and court system. Separation abuse causes unnecessary stress, trauma, financial devastation, and even separation f...
What are the emotional needs of a man in their relationship?
Men need to feel desired, respected, heard, wanted and needed. Men need to feel appreciated, encouraged and even cheered on. They need to feel accepted which builds on their self esteem. Men need to have mutual trust in a relationship to feel safe. They also need affection. Whether it be cuddling on...
When is the right time to introduce kids to your new partner?
Children need predictability, security, and stability in their lives. Just because you have moved on from the parent of your kids, doesn’t mean your kids need to. It is never a good idea to introduce every new partner to your child. It creates instability, anxiety, depression, anger and jealousy. Ma...
The Silent Treatment
Adults find it difficult to cope when their partner refuses to communicate or interact with them. They can become insecure, resentful and it makes them feel abandoned. Now imagine how a child feels when a parent ignores them for days. This teaches the child when I do something wrong, I don’t exist....
Validation in Relationships
Each person needs to feel heard and validated in their relationship. So what happens when one person refuses to validate the feelings of their partner? When one person tells their partner they’re overreacting, they’re too sensitive or too needy? This stops emotional and physical connection. It makes...
Emotional Affairs And How Do They Affect Your Relationship?
Emotional affairs describe the emotional connection between two people outside of the primary relationship which leads to betrayal, hurt and the destruction of the primary relationship through ongoing deception. An emotional affair involves sharing intimate details and information of themselves, the...
Narcissism in Relationships
Narcissism isn’t just one type as many believe. Narcissism comes in many different forms. Here are just four to start with. Grandiose/Overt Narcissist. This is the typical Narcissist who has an inflated ego. Needs lots of validation because of insecurities. Inflated sense of importance and will only...
Respect in Relationships
Relationships need respect. Without respect the relationship will fall apart and the couple will not care about each other. There will be distance between them and conflict. Both people will not feel heard. The relationship will be absent of any physical or emotional connection. What does disrespect...
Why is affection important in a relationship?
Let’s look at what a relationship looks like without affection to bring more clarity to this subject. Relationships are about connection. It is when two people decide they want to connect on an emotional and physical level and to connect on an intimate level. What happens when affection is missing b...
Domestic Violence & Coercive Control
Why is Coercive abuse is still abuse when it is not physical abuse and what is it? There are people living in domestic violence in their relationships but do not recognise their relationship as abusive because there is no physical abuse. So what is classed as abuse? Coercive abuse/coercive control....
Punishment in Relationships
Every relationship takes trust for it to work fundamentally. Without trust there is no relationship. Infidelity isn’t the only thing to erode a relationship. When one partner uses any form of punishment, they undermine trust in the relationship. Punishment is about power and control because it doesn...
Toxic Cycles in Relationships
Characteristics that will destroy your relationship. Perfectionism will take its toll on any relationship as well as being inflexible and rigid. These patterns come with unrealistic expectations that a partner will never reach. When a partner tries to please the person who displays these characteris...