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All individuals referred to in this article are fictitious. Christine and Peter have been married for 23 years. They have two children, Monica, 15 a…

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Relationships have the allure of Heaven but sadly, often become Hell. This doesn't mean that the relationship is wrong, just that there are issues th…

As Dr Sue Johnson writes in her book 'Hold Me Tight', when two partners are in distress they tend to get stuck in some difficult patterns of dialogue…

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