Why Our Childhood Sets The Scene For Life-Long Relationships
The quality of our foremost relationships in our lives are crucial to all aspects of our adult life. Humans are intrinsically hardwired to survive, and the most powerful drive we have as infants is to form emotional bonds with our primary caregiver so they can help us stay alive, and to help us feel safe. […]
Important Things You Didn’t Know About Counselling
Have you ever considered attending counselling? What were your reasons for not going through with it? Did you feel that it was too confusing to find the right professional? Or did it feel like it wasn’t for you, or that you could work through it on your own or with a trusted friend or family […]
3 Lesser-Known Types of Domestic Violence
Domestic violence is more commonly associated with visible signs of physical abuse. What you may not know is that there are several other covert ways abusers gain power and control in their relationships. As these types of abuse are covert and subtle, I have written about these as an adjunct to my article, ‘9 Types of Domestic […]
Resentment: the Relationship Killer
There are few things more corrosive to a relationship than resentment. You know the feeling resentment gives you when you feel that someone has let you down: that simmering, sour, irritable feeling in the pit of your stomach, a deep sense of unfairness. Resentment appears when you feel unacknowledged, unheard, feel unfairly treated, taken advantage […]
Relationship Alert: 7 Signs and 7 Causes of a Toxic Relationship
Many people come to discover that the same unhealthy relationship patterns repeat again and again. If you have experienced a number of painful relationships that fall short of what you expected or hoped for, despite your best efforts or intentions, then consider toxic relationship patterns as a possible cause. What’s A Toxic Relationship? Toxicity refers […]
