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There is something in each that might just change your relationship
46 Behaviours That Damage Your Relationship
Every relationship develops patterns over time. Some bring couples closer together, while others quietly create distance, misunderstanding and resentment. The...
Stopping Needless Heartache
Attachment Styles We each have a different attachment style. Your style will affect how comfortable you are sharing feelings, expressing...
How Your Past Silently Distorts Your Relationship
Transference distorts relationships. Transference is reacting and perceiving another person as if they are someone (often parents or parent figures)...
Are You a Team or Are You Stuck in Conflict?
Many couples love each other deeply, yet still feel as though they’re working against one another rather than alongside each...
Why Do We Get Stuck?
Most couples don’t set out to hurt each other. They want to feel loved, understood, and connected. Yet despite their...
Can You Truly Be Yourself in Your Relationship?
One of our deepest emotional needs is to be accepted for who we are. This doesn’t mean our partner has...
The Negative Impact of Having to Be Who You Are Not
One of our deepest emotional needs is to be accepted for who we are. This doesn’t mean our partner has...
Do You Keep Having the Same Argument?
Have you ever reached the end of an argument and thought, “Here we go again—we’ve had this conversation so many...
Why Do I Feel So Hurt or Angry Over Small Things?
Have you ever found yourself becoming incredibly angry or deeply upset over something that, afterwards, even you felt didn’t quite...
I’m Always Told I’m a Control Freak
Have you ever been told you’re controlling or a ‘control freak’? Do you find yourself wanting to lead the relationship,...
I’ve asked ’till I’m blue in the face – But nothing changes.
Perhaps the complaint I hear most often in my counselling room sounds something like this: “I’ve given up. I’ve asked...
How do I know if my reactions are fuelled by the past?
This is probably one of the shortest articles I’ll ever write, and yet it may be one of the most...
How Resentment Kills Passion and Attraction
Attraction rarely disappears overnight. More often, it fades through the slow accumulation of unresolved hurt. Every disappointment that goes unspoken,...
Living with a Neurodivergent Partner
Living With a Neurodivergent Partner Many people find living with a neurodivergent partner challenging. Not because their partner doesn’t care,...
Why you keep going in circles
It starts with holding back just a little of the truth. Not much. Just enough to stop yourself from hurting...
Why Partners Drift Apart – and How to Rebuild Your Relationship
There is a simple story, that for me encapsulates how relationships change. A couple are lying together in bed when,...
Does Your Relationship Have the Basics?
We all have essential emotional needs that help us feel safe, valued, understood, and connected. These needs are a normal...