by leisa@retrohex.com.au | May 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
Pretty much everyone wants to have a good relationship. Sometimes the best intentions go awry, and sometimes one partner isn’t quite aware of how they’re impacting the other. But sometimes relationships go badly. Whether a previous relationship involved infidelity,...
by leisa@retrohex.com.au | May 11, 2025 | Couple Therapy, Coercive Control, Domestic Violence, Relationships
Awareness about domestic violence has expanded a lot in recent years, such that many governments now recognise the problematic nature of coercive controlling behaviours. While one person having more control in a relationship, based on gender, was thought to be normal,...
by leisa@retrohex.com.au | May 10, 2025 | Relationships, Betrayal, Couple Therapy, Trauma
Betrayal trauma is the natural trauma-like response a person experiences when they find out their partner has been unfaithful, either sexually or emotionally. Betrayal trauma can include symptoms like intrusive images in one’s mind about their partner with another...
by leisa@retrohex.com.au | Feb 26, 2025 | Couple Therapy, Relationships, Therapy
If you’ve been in a relationship for any length of time, you will know that, despite all good intentions, eventually, an interaction will go side-ways and stress levels will rise. All couples will have difficult moments, particularly when one or both partners are less...
by leisa@retrohex.com.au | Feb 26, 2025 | Couple Therapy, Relationships, Therapy
The beginning of a relationship is blissful and joyous. As time goes on, we get to know our partner more deeply and become more committed to the relationship. While small things might become a bit annoying, more fundamental differences can become difficult to...
