Resentment Will Kill your Relationship

We all become annoyed with other people at times, but in a healthy relationship the downs are quickly resolved with no lingering ill-feeling or resentment. But it can be difficult to always be open about our feelings. And unfortunately, whether we’re talking...

When do I Know my Relationship is Over?

It’s frightening to face up to the possibility that you and your partner may no longer have a future together but until you are honest with yourself about your doubts, you will be stuck in limbo, unable to move onto either the road to relationship recovery – or...

Secrets can Burn You up!

We ALL have our own stories and secrets. No one knows us as we do ourselves. But for some of us, holding on to the knowledge of something from our past can really bother us and start eating us up. Why is this? Are our secrets toxic? It’s not necessarily the...

Where is your Relationship Heading?

If the TV ads were to be believed, the Christmas and New Year period is a time when all families unite and happy couples giggle under the mistletoe, as they lavish gifts on one another. In reality, those idealistic images can be a source of pain for those whose...

Managing Our Internal Parent

Image copyright: marieappert / 123RF Stock Photo We’ve all had that horrible experience: you invite a couple over, or you meet them somewhere for dinner, and they start fighting, right there in front of you — the character assassination; the barely controlled...