If your fiancée tells you they want an escape route from your relationship, would you feel pressured to accept?  Would your level of trust and sense…

How much does self talk sabotage our lives? We learn as we grow up many, many things we should not do.  Think about how many ‘should nots’, ‘ ought…

This is a little different from a normal article. It takes the form of four actual scenarios described by men, concerning their relationships. It see…

Suicide is the single most aggressive act. It means that all the attachments in the person's life have not been enough to contain their anger and des…

The Mother is used as a broad term in psychodynamic thinking - it can include the environment in which a child grows as well as the actual mother. In…

Traditionally, the father goes out into the world and brings back the sustainance that the mother-child require. In ancient times, still visible in m…

The 5-a-day campaign is based on advice from the World Health Organization which recommends eating a minimum of 5 portions of fruit and vegetables pe…

‘Crisis’ comes from an Ancient Greek word meaning ‘turning point’. We tend to think of a crisis nowadays as a dangerous, unwelcome event, yet a ‘turn…

What does some of the research suggest? Psychologists have studied how babies and children develop secure and positive relationships, and they tried…

We all know that mind and body are linked, but it’s surprising how few therapies deal with both. Psychologists now understand that many emotional pro…

Sometimes, relationships are not all chocolates and roses. Communication breaks down, sex becomes infrequent and pressures from work and family make…

"This being human is a guest house Every morning a new arrival. A joy, a depression, a meanness, some momentary awareness comes as an unexpected…