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Reduce Stress With Sex And Food

Researchers prove pleasure helps us reduce our stress levels. When couples come to relationship counselling they are often experiencing stress and the dysfunction in the relationship might be having both a direct and indirect impact […]

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Should We Have Counselling Before Marriage?

Great question, and a really simple answer…yes, unequivocally you should! I’ve been a relationship counsellor now for almost six years and in that time I have worked with hundreds of couples. When you work with […]

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Online Therapy To Boom In Coming Years

People are increasingly turning to online counselling services. I recently made a big move, I handed in the keys to my office and shifted to an online-only service for my counselling clients. While I know […]

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Perfect Invalidation Example

This movie scene gives a great example of invalidation Validating and invalidating others, especially those we love, can make a profound impact. If you validate someone’s emotions they will tend to feel more safe and […]

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Gentle Touch Important For Mental Health

I don’t think anyone will be surprised to read that humans need gentle touch and social connections to enhance our mental health. Despite this seeming to be common knowledge, researchers have now proven the value […]

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Awareness Comes Before Intimacy

Some people would say that it isn’t hard to find oneself, you need only look down or find a mirror, however, that is all purely superficial. The term “finding oneself” means an individual has cut […]

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Vital Need to Understand Our Differences

If you were to travel to a faraway country where English was not the main language, let’s say Sweden for example, before you left on your trip you’d likely be prepared for the different communication […]

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What a Triumph Henry Higgins!

“So here I am, a confirmed bachelor, and likely to remain so.” So go the words of Professor Henry Higgins in the classic film, My Fair Lady. I recently watched this film again, the first […]