Tips on How to Get to Counselling Bringing up the subject of counselling can be challenging, and how to do this is a common question that we are asked by people. Both men and women equally experience this challenge of how to encourage a reluctant partner to marriage counselling. Often couples find themselves at a
Old pain – Old poison While there are many reasons why couples struggle in their marriage, there is one particular problem that sneaks its way into a relationship. It’s a sneaky issue that slowly sets about eroding the quality of the marriage over time, eventually leading to marriage and family fragmentation. I speak here of
We all have times when we procrastinate to avoid a difficult task or something we don’t want to do. These days it has become increasingly easy to find things that easily distract us, like our smartphones, iPad’s etc. Procrastination however, is a common source of stress within a marriage, and frequently leads to the breakdown
The Internet didn’t invent having an affair, but it has supercharged it. Today’s technologies have made it easier than any other time in history for a married person to have an affair, yet the irony is that it also has never been easier to discover or expose a person who is cheating. The recent Ashley
The latest study by the University of Melbourne tells us that being married is advantageous, particularly for men! Researchers have questioned about 17,000 Australians on what makes them happy for its annual Household, Income and Labour Dynamics in Australia survey. What’s good for your general health? The survey found that people who exercised every day
We all need to love and to be loved by another Consistently across many social index’s the research has found that we are healthier, more productive and more likely to have our finances in good shape when we are in a healthy, loving and committed marriage or relationship. But where is the magic “Book of
Increased hardening of the arteries has found to be associated with negative or ambivalent feelings towards your partner for couples in a long-term marriage. In a new study, investigators examined spouses’ ratings of social relationship and marital adjustment and used standard scans to assess coronary artery calcification. Investigators measured perceptions of one’s spouse characterized by
Both mental and physical health have always improved in a loving and committed relationship, providing benefits to both that increase over the course of life together. Just six days ago Andy won his first title on clay and claimed his second title yesterday by beating Rafael Nadal who is considered the greatest player on clay,
As parents we all want to provide a loving and stress free environment for our kids. But what if your kids are your stress… Until recent times, there has been little attention given to the obvious question facing parents and that is, how do children who are “difficult-to-manage,” or have ADD, influence the quality of
Narcissism levels have been increasing among Western youth, and this contributes to societal problems such as aggression and violence. This is also reflected within relationships according to our marriage counsellors. Narcissism is defined as a grandiose view of one’s own talents combined with a craving for admiration and is a personality trait that may restrict
Believe it or not but headaches occurring during sexual activity really happen. Couples will talk about headaches occurring when discussing intimacy issues with a couple’s counsellor – these are what we refer to as “sex headaches.” As the name implies, sex headaches occur through sexual activity, in particular an orgasm. A headache can have a
When husband’s and wives fight, they unintentionally cause long-term harm to their marriage. Instead of resolving the conflict and improving the positive thoughts and feelings for each other, they end up with unresolved negative outcomes that now act like a wedge in the marriage. This can lead to feelings of disconnection and eventually marriage breakdown.