Relationship issues include a wide range of topics. In this article I will focus on people who have had a number of unhappy relationships which promp…

Christmas is coming, and as usual many of us feel it as a relentless countdown to threatening situations rather than pleasurable ones. It is a festiv…

Tips for discussing mental health openly within your family.

Intimacy in relationships Sometimes we feel our relationships have lost their intimacy. That moment when we no longer have the sense of closeness we…

Most people who have experienced abuse, neglect, abandonment and rejection often attract spouses in relationships who can reinforce the emotions that…

I’ve been wanting to write an article about anxiety for a while. Each time I think about it, it makes me feel… drum roll please… and the winner is… a…

Bullies, like other ‘toxic’ people, will lie, deny, intimidate and seek to undermine before apologising. To apologise, would be to acknowledge wrongd…

Sooner or later we all experience a life transition. This might involve leaving school and going to university, or becoming married or giving birth.…

Almost 50 per cent of parents are not speaking to their children about mental health because it “isn’t something they need to discuss”.

Christmas is fast approaching. How do you feel about Christmas? Are you excited, happy, looking forward to it? Or, are you dreading it, worried, anxi…

The festive season can often ignite old family grievances. It can be hard to be full of seasonal goodwill when we find ourselves in a confined space,…

All or nothing. Hero to zero. With me or against me. How often do we hear these types of phrases? Especially in the media or with perhaps people we…