Ageing is a scary thought for some people. Positive ageing is far more palatable – so what is it and how does one achieve it? According to Dr Timothy Sharp of the Happiness Institute, the over 50’s have found a way! People go through many transitional periods in their lives – women in particular. The role
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COUNSELLOR. PSYCHOTHERAPIST. LIFE COACH.
1. HAVE MORE GOALS FOR YOURSELF THAN FOR YOUR PARTNER: Of course you want your partner to change to the way you would like them to be, otherwise you wouldn’t be looking into couples therapy! Focusing on your partner and trying to change them doesn’t work – you don’t get what you want. Working
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February is the month devoted to LOVE.There are many different types of love that we all have in our lives… Don’t despair if you don’t have the “Valentine’s Day” type of love right now …..go to my article in “Natural Beauty Expert” to read about love and all the many ways love comes into our
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Depression is a frightening illness. It is frightening because the sufferer seems to be taken over by the negative disease and their outlook becomes hopeless, they see themselves as worthless and they believe that they can’t be helped. Understandably, when one is living with a family member who has depression, help for the sufferer is
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“Its our imagination that’s responsible for love, not the other person” Proust. In the past, if someone was caught cheating and having an affair, the automatic assumption was that there must be something wrong with the relationship and the betrayed partner – after all it is the ultimate betrayal. According to leading relationship expert Esther
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ARE YOU A VICTIM OR HERO? “Although the mind resists it, the fact is that like me, you have a choice between having the life you want or the reasons why you can’t. You can luxuriate in joy and peace, or you can continually be burdened by that big black bag full of all the
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All couples are guilty of some or all of these behaviours in our closest relationships. According to Dr John Gottman, they are the biggest predictors of divorce if they become a habit in the relationship. CRITICISM: “you always…” “you never…” Why are you…”This is attacking your partner’s character with the intent of making someone right
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Relationships take hard work – there is no doubt about it. Clients often ask what I specialise in and my answer is “relationships.” The assumption then is that I work with couples – which I do, however I also have many individual clients who have neglected their relationship with themselves. It is how we relate
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Well its that time of year again when a lot of time is spent with family.For some this can be extremely joyous and for others,this time of year can be fraught with anxiety.I am going to pass these survival tips from leading relationships expert Harriet Lerner. Tip #1: DO NOT DELEGATE YOUR FAMILY TO YOUR
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