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Michael uses his psychology blog as another avenue to pay his many years of psychological expertise forward. From insightful articles to fascinating interviews with fellow experts, Michael hopes readers will find plenty of inspiration and guidance.
MICHAEL’S BLOG
When Opposites Start to Detract
Is the fun-loving comedian you fell in love with turning into the immature clown? Has your partner's sexy confident manner become oppressive and overbearing? When exactly did the qualities of attraction you most admired about your significant other become those that...
Choosing Choice: Habits and How we can Break Them
Creating associations between activities is something us humans are good at and lies behind habit formation. Breaking those associations is often more challenging and habits can become so deeply ingrained that they override our real needs. When we become aware of a...
Is Passion Killing Your Relationship?
“To the mind that is still, the whole Universe surrenders” - Lao Tzu on serenity It's the season of passion where many of us give the heart free reign over the head – at least for 24 hours. But it is not only love potions that form within this steamy cauldron; sadly,...
Online Dating: Opportunity or Peril?
Online dating is a 21st Century phenomenon and it is a natural extension of our social networking activity, especially if we have struggled to find meaningful relationships in our own backyard or we are on the rebound from a relationship break-up. For the fortunate,...
Time for a Spring Clean?
When you're stuck, your past becomes tied up with your present and keeps you from taking new opportunities to live life in a different way. Spring is an ideal time to remind yourself that life is not like that. Each year, nature amazes us with new growth, continually...
Relationship Reality-Check
Relationship reality-check With the whole country seemingly 'loved up' in celebration of St. Valentine's Day, the state of our relationships comes keenly into focus this month. If you have recently suffered a relationship break-up, or if you are struggling along in a...
Death and Divorce: Can we Really Compare?
On the surface, coping with bereavement may seem to be very different to coming to terms with divorce or the dissolution of a long-term relationship, but there are areas of overlap and both situations require a profound readjustment. Starting with bereavement, the...
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 about our...
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 to...
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 content we...