People can have low self-esteem for a multitude of reasons. Some people suffer from a negative image of themselves physically, whilst others feel unable to accept love and praise. Whatever the cause, one important way to help fix their fractured self-esteem is to find the root cause. We can enter a relationship with varying degrees […]
7 Steps to a Healthy Relationship
Marriage issues can be very complicated. But there are ways to keep positivity in your relationship and help you make it through difficult situations. In order to maintain a positive relationship, use these 7 tips: 1. It’s helpful to consistently keep your marriage positive where possible. remind yourself that your relationship is an important aspect […]
Dealing with Shame Within a Relationship
When a person feels shame in their life, they can have a tendency to “attack the self”. This is something people use as a way of coping with the direct experiences of shame. “Rather than suffer the internal experience of being humiliated or abandoned by their partner, they beat them to the punch and reject […]
Possible Pitfalls of Raising Children Within a Relationship
When couples decide to have children differences with parenting beliefs can put a large strain on the relationship. In this short article, I will cover some of the problems my clients seem to face. Couples may notice that their relationship seemed fine before becoming parents and now that they have children, they can barely agree […]
What is Couples Counselling and How Does it Work?
Sometimes called couples counselling or marriage therapy, couples therapy is a specific type of therapy where couples can get help with difficulties they may be experiencing in their relationship with each other. It is normal for relationships to go through difficulties and many couples grow stronger through facing these difficulties together. Unfortunately, modern life can […]