How to decide whether to stay in a relationship

Relationships can be so challenging that it’s often hard to know whether to stay or leave. So, how do you decide whether to stay in a relationship? When faced with this decision, the internal conflict can feel overwhelming. Emotional investment pulls you in one...

Should You Suppress or Vent Emotions? Goldilocks May Have the Answer

Most people have heard the story of Goldilocks and the Three Bears. While Goldilocks was a rather dubious character, helping herself to what didn’t belong to her, there is something valuable in her quest for the "just right." In her own entitled way, Goldilocks showed...

Is there any such thing as a perfect relationship?

Perfection in relationships: Myth or reality? Many of us have been raised on the idea of perfect relationships—romanticised by fairy tales, idealised by the media, and perhaps even expected by those around us. A quick scroll of your socials will show countless selfies...
Self-love: The secret sauce of relationship success

Self-love: The secret sauce of relationship success

In the quest for fulfilling relationships, we often overlook a fundamental truth: the most important relationship you will ever have is the one with yourself. This relationship sets the tone for all others, influencing your interactions, your choices, and your overall...

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Strengthen your relationships with rupture and repair

Strengthen your relationships with rupture and repair

Relationships, at their core, are dynamic journeys filled with ups and downs. The concept of rupture and repair is integral to understanding how relationships can evolve and strengthen through conflict and resolution. In this post, we explore how navigating these...

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How to be a better listener for a better relationship

How to be a better listener for a better relationship

One of the most common reasons people seek couples therapy is to learn how to have better communication for a better relationship.  We quickly discover that while the words are being said, the message is just not being received with any accuracy.  What may start as a...

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Reduce conflict in 3 easy steps

Reduce conflict in 3 easy steps

Conflict is an often unwanted but unavoidable feature of being in a relationship. Not many people want to experience it, yet there can be great value in conflict. It is a necessary part of relationships that can stimulate change, growth, and new ways of being. When...

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Top 25 issues which damage relationships

Top 25 issues which damage relationships

Relationships are hard.  We come into them with a lifetime of emotional baggage and often unhelpful relational habits and conflict styles.  Sometimes we are unaware of how damaging our patterns may be to relationships or, we know but feel helpless to stop it.  It is a...

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Better relationships using the power of presence

Better relationships using the power of presence

One of the most effective ways to deepen and strength your relationships is through the power of your presence. I am not talking about simply being there in the physical sense, but actually being present.  Undistracted –  completely in the present.  Your sole purpose in that moment is to be with someone fully – to encourage them to be fully seen and heard.  This is a powerful practice of giving and receiving attention and fuelling better connection.  It is the very foundation of warmth and connection between human beings. 

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Most of us are familiar with the term “red flags” and everyone has experienced them somewhere in their relationship history. Red flags are issues that signal problems in relationships which, left unaddressed, will eventually lead to relationship breakdown.  Don’t get caught unaware…

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