Resources to empower you

Relationships & Individuals

Setting your relationship intentions for the new year

As work winds up and the year comes to a close many begin to reflect on the year past and the year ahead. If there have been any challenges within your relationship, you may be particularly focused on this facet of your life and contemplating what you would like for...

Being single over the holidays

The holidays can be a tough time to be single, with families coming together and relatives asking when you’re going to get married and start a family. It can be a particularly difficult time if you’ve recently been through a break-up. A relationship break-up is hard...

Managing trauma symptoms over the holidays

For some, the holidays can be a particularly challenging time of year. At a time when families and loved ones come together, anyone who finds themself alone, has difficult family relationships, or a childhood history of complex trauma may find themselves triggered,...

How to nurture your relationship during the holidays

The holidays, Christmas and New Year can be a wonderful time of year, however, can also come with significant stress. For some, it is a reminder of difficult or even distressing childhood experiences. Below are some helpful ways to nurture your relationship over the...

How to get what you need in a relationship

Doctors John and Julie Gottman’s research helps us understand how happy couples communicate their needs with each other. Here are the 3 things you can do to get what you need in a relationship 1. Talk about how you feel If there is something they feel unhappy about,...

Qualities to look for in a potential partner

For a single person, it can be challenging to know what to look for in a new partner when dating. There can be a lot of feelings: excitement, awkwardness and everything in between. So, what are some things we know make a person a good partner? Logan Ury’s research,...

Attachment Styles in Relationships

There is a lot of talk about attachment styles in relationships these days and the challenge that certain attachment combinations can present. Attachment styles are predominantly formed in early childhood based on a child’s perception of their parent’s availability,...

Recovery from an affair

Recovery from an affair requires the rebuilding and reestablishment of trust. This is an incremental process that happens over time through an accumulation of actions that demonstrate a prioritisation of the partner and the relationship. It beginnings with full...

How do affairs happen?

You may be the friend or relative of someone who has recently disclosed infidelity or betrayal in their relationship, or you may be one of the partners in the relationship where this has happened, having either discovered or disclosed the betrayal. Either way, you are...

Conflict – the core of intimacy

What are your beliefs about conflict in a relationship? Many people, especially those who have grown up in volatile, high conflict homes believe conflict is bad, and lack of conflict is good. Depending on how a parent or caregiver has behaved, a person may even find...

« Older Entries