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Is trauma from a previous relationship affecting your current relationship?

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,...

How to identify Domestic Violence

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,...

Betrayal 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...

Handling stress in difficult interactions with your partner

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...

Accepting your partner for who they are

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...

Should you do Marathon couples therapy?

What is Marathon Couples Therapy? Marathon couples therapy is an intensive style of couples therapy where, following a thorough assessment of the relationship, the treatment phase is usually done over two full consecutive days. Issues within the relationship are...

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...

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