Relationships

In my last post about conflict between parents and adult children I introduced the concept of identifying and changing the power dynamic...

Relationships are difficult. How we balance two or more people's needs so that everyone gets enough of what they want most of the time...

What does it mean to be empathic? How can we use this way of being with others to resolve conflict and promote understanding whilst at...

Many couples struggle to find a way to communicate effectively . Without a solid platform from which to discuss tricky subjects safely...

Could black and white thinking be hindering you from making friends, forging a career or finding a life partner? Many of us can get...

How we deal with loss is fundamental to our mental and emotional well-being . Hopefully, we will have learnt that our connections to...

Many of us struggle to find the right balance of assertiveness in relationship with a partner, family members, friends or at work....

A common problem brought to therapy is bewilderment as to why friends and potential romantic partners repeatedly leave us. Often, there...

We all have times in our lives when we are lonely . Feeling cut off from the support and companionship of others can be a huge source of...

As human beings we all have needs and wants (for love, attention and so on) and have likely worked out a strategy for the best way to...

Acknowledging that our behavior has hurt someone's feelings and taking responsibility for our own part in a situation can be a very...

We've all encountered people who do a lot . Or perhaps we like to be doing ourselves? People who do stuff are useful to have around as...

Throughout our lives we will all receive messages from other people about who we are and what we are like. Such information will have a...

Most families have secrets of some sort. Unwelcome truths are withheld, lies might be told and the burden of information that must not...

Whenever I hear a person labeling someone else an 'Attention Seeker' , there is always something in their tone of voice or manner which...

Did you grow up in a household where one of the rules was to accept the word of those in authority without question? People who have...

A recurring theme when working with communication difficulties is how to find common ground when one person approaches life's challenges...

What happens to us when we are repeatedly 'not heard' by important others? From a child's perspective, I can imagine feeling...

An old friend of mine had a habit of marching into my home and making the tea whenever she came to visit. Without so much as a...

I frequently come across examples of how unprocessed feelings associated with a distressing event or circumstances are passed down...