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What makes a Good Life?

No matter who we are, what age we are, what job we do, what life we lead, what race, gender, or faith,…

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How to recognise emotionally abusive behaviour … PART B.

 ….  and what to do about it. STEP 1: If you suspect you are in an emotionally abusive relationship, dynamic or situation…

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How to recognise emotionally abusive behaviour … PART A.

… both the charming and the ugly.  Emotional abuse most often occurs covertly and usually escalates over time – that’s why any…

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We all stuff up … and we all need to know how to make up!

We’re all human.  We all make mistakes.  And we all need to learn how to give a heart felt apology, when we…

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What’s our nervous system got to do with relationship  counselling?

A LOT it turns out!  Once upon a time, about 40 or 50 years ago, relationship therapy was a cognitive process, where…

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How to tame your ‘Inner Critic’ so that it doesn’t sabotage all your relationships …

Got an ‘Inner Critic’ that you would like to silence for life?  They’re relentless aren’t they, berating us for what we did, or…

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Choose kindness …

Want to try an experiment, that I promise will change how you feel … for the better? What if you just chose…

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Reconnecting after an argument is easier when you deep breath and tap to calm your Autonomic Nervous System.

Had another Argument? Here’s the quickest way to begin Reconnecting …

It can feel overwhelming and heartbreaking when yet another argument leaves you and your partner feeling disconnected. But what if there was…

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Tapping into Relationships – eft2

What’s so wonderful about this relationship therapy protocol? It works very quickly … that means getting out of the counselling room and…

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When being RIGHT, can be so wrong!

We love to be RIGHT! Don’t we? But so often, trying so hard to be right, is totally wrong in a relationship….

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Help me, don’t analyze me or pathologize me!

I was just given a humbling, reflective moment – a dose of my own medicine! I discovered, that I do NOT like…

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My love-hate Relationship with Christmas

I’ve had a love-hate relationship with Christmas ever since I was young.   As an adult I’ve continued to oscillate between fearing…

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