The first two to three years of having your first child can go by in a blur. Sleepless nights, teething, toddlerhood, juggling parenthood with day to…

The couple walks in, sits down heavily and says we fight too much. We have all bought into the notion that if we love each other there will only be…

There are so many reasons why people cheat on their spouses and infidelity can occur in all types of relationships - newlyweds, long-term marriages,…

For many of us the idea of being alone is regarded as a negative state. Sometimes it can imply a sense of isolation or being on the 'outside' always…

It is twenty-seven years since the Medical Research Council (MRC) published its research demonstrating that supplementing the diets of women before a…

Generally, couples find relationship issues arise at key transition stages in their lives. Whether getting married, having kids or retiring, these ch…

If you are reading this shortly after uncovering an affair, the idea of forgiveness may seem a very distant and unlikely possibility. However, forgiv…

Sometimes, when we become under distress, it's only too easy to reach out to food and/or drink for comfort.So many times, individuals sit with that u…

I am a therapist and on occasions I have panic attacks. In fact, I had one yesterday. There. I've said it. There seems to be some illogical assumpt…

In this piece I am specifically writing about men and the sexual changes that occur with age. This includes organic and non-organic factors alongside…

Suicide can affect anybody and is a very complex issue. The Samaritans highlight it as a gender and inequality issue. Nearly 3/4 of suicides are male…

The term Anorexia Nervosa was first used in1856 to define an illness characterised by self-starvation. To-date, anorexia is shrouded in myth and it m…