Are you connected to one another?
There is nothing more important for the two of you than connection. It’s the vital ingredient that holds you in love and togetherness, even when the going gets tough.
relationship counselling Hythe
Volcanic eruptions!
I can’t fail to notice how many couples of late, who have sessions with me, are struggling with arguments in their relationships. They seem to be erupting all over the place, like volcanos! I find the volcano idea a helpful analogy and it seems my clients do too. A volcano can be dormant for a long time or be pretty active and explode regularly.
How well is your relationship coming out of lockdown?
I’m wondering how you are all doing in your partner relationships, as we transition towards having a real outside life again. How will our relationships manage the transition?
Valentine’s and Lockdown… do they get on?
You’ve been in each other’s pockets for a year now and Valentine’s is winging its way to you! This is still a most challenging year and it’s impossible not to have your primary relationship affected in some way for better or worse; that’s for sure. Whatever is going on for you both, I want to offer you this small but significant heart-opener that has the potential to change your relationship massively.
The Festive Intimacy Curve 2020
If ever there was a time of year when being loving, warm and huggy needs to be top of your relationship agenda… this is IT! My Festive Intimacy Curve gives you some reminders to help you maintain the yummiest relationship possible with your special partner.
Are you a team of two?
Even though many couples in lockdown are actually spending more time together than ever, many tell me they are feeling very separate from one another and definitely not feeling like a loving team of two. What happened to the coupleness part? Where did it go?
Acceptance in love and sex
Acceptance of your partner, and acceptance of your sexual connection, can bring more closeness and loving into your relationship. The key is recognising what truly cannot, or is unlikely to change in your partner, and finding inner acceptance with that.
Are you mostly connected or disconnected?
The current pandemic has put a lot of pressure on partner relationships. In lockdown, relationships can be more intense, with more frustrations and arguments. Or they can be rather unaware and shallow if you are avoiding one another, or avoiding difficult issues. So, I thought it would be useful to flag some of the ways …
A Free Opportunity for Relationship Support
It looks like we have at least another four weeks of lockdown coming up. Did we ever imagine that something like this could happen?! And yet, here we are… in it! Many of us with our partners, in closer proximity than we may want them to be. So… I don’t want you to miss my …
Communicate for Loving Connection
The day of putting LOVE first is almost here! Living your life with an awareness of love is not a nebulous thing, today, tomorrow or any day. Love is about staying in connection through words, sharing your emotions and physical touch. That all equals intimacy. Staying in connection creates intimacy. Intimacy is LOVE. You can …