The Teenage Years: Understanding the Emotion Beneath the Behaviour
What if the slammed doors and stony silences aren’t actually signs of a broken relationship, but a biological SOS? It’s exhausting to walk on…
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Amicable Separation Guidance: A Compassionate Path to Conscious Closure in 2026
Hi, I’m Tracy, and I want to ask: what if the end of your marriage didn’t have to feel like a battlefield? While 42% of marriages are projected to…
How A Couple Can Overcome The Challenges with Intimacy Caused By Menopause
At 52, menopause arrived at my doorstep uninvited. I knew the day would come eventually, but I still felt slightly unsettled when she arrived. As a couples therapist and a qualified nurse, I often help couples adjust to the changes in their relationship due to menopause. It is slightly different when it happens to you! “I’m the …
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Why Vulnerability is Key to Building Intimacy in Your Relationship
We all crave intimacy, but it can be challenging if you need clarification on what it means. According to Esther Perel, a relationship expert who specialises in intimacy issues in relationships, intimacy means sharing your innermost thoughts, feelings, and desires with someone else. This means more than just sex—it also includes the ability to talk about …
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How do you manage a situation where one person in the relationship struggles to accept that it is over?
Introduction Many things can get in the way of a relationship ending well. But if you struggle to accept the reality of a breakup, it’s essential to consider why this is happening and how you can move forward. The following are some suggestions for managing your feelings: “Overcome Relationship Struggles with Communication, trust, and Commitment. …
Six Reasons Why Men Only Reach Out For Help In Their Relationship When It Is Almost Too Late.
Men are not often known for their emotional openness. As a result, many men are prone to hiding their emotions and feelings from others—even those closest to them. The reasons why they do this vary, but often it’s because they feel as though they will be judged or criticised if they show their true feelings. …
9 Tips for a Happier Relationship
We all dream of eternal happiness and are constantly measuring our happiness by comparing our relationships to what our ideal relationship expectations are.― Albert Camus once said“You will never be happy if you continue to search for what happiness consists of. You will never live if you are looking for the meaning of life.”So what can …
7 Techniques to help you reconnect after an argument.
Arguments are bound to happen in any relationship. Even if you are a new couple, you will someday eventually have your first argument. Though arguing is a normal part of any relationship, how and where you argue as well as how you recover and reconnect, can make or break your relationship. When repairing your relationship …
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Six ways to ensure your relationship will survive financial difficulties.
With the global financial crisis at our door, the time has come for us to focus on our relationships more than ever. Here are my Six ways to ensure your relationship will survive financial difficulties. Have you heard the saying that love goes out the door when money disappears? I often hear from clients when …
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Ten triggers I see most as a Couple’s Therapist.
In relationships, we feel emotionally reactive or triggered by something our partner does or says. Emotional triggers can develop from our insecurities or when someone hurt us in the past. It can be a problem when we react emotionally instead of staying calm and communicating exactly why we are feeling triggered. Here are the Top …
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