How often do couples choose each other, in part, for their differences? In our therapy rooms we notice this choice is often a slice of the whole seduction. Couples who work through these differences on their own or by choosing couple counselling find their bond and...
More and more people are making time to exercise on a regular basis and spend hours committing themselves to going to yoga, spinning, Pilates, the gym or a run in the park. It makes us fitter, healthier and look better. We do it for ourselves and for our partners....
Couples, when first in a romantic bubble, have no trouble protecting themselves. It’s instinctive. But as time goes on and life gets busier with work and children – that’s when priorities can change. Every relationship needs some effort to stay...
In her novel, ‘You Should Have Known’, Jean Hanff Korelitz explores the idea that we deny problems in a relationship in order to maintain the belief of a great partnership. We ignore niggling anxieties because we feel so in love. Not allowing the doubts to surface we...
Many of us start the New Year with various resolutions ranging from the need to eat healthier, stop drinking, commit to more exercise etc. Let’s spare a thought to starting 2015 by thinking about making resolutions in our relationships that will help make them more...
A young couple in their early 30’s sits in front of me trying to understand why they’ve been struggling with intimacy. He describes coming home from work and how his girlfriend spends their evening with the phone, IPad and computer surrounding her, not speaking....
