Many of the basic techniques for effective communication may be successfully applied in the home. Two of the key skills are listening and non-verbal communication. Teaching yourself and each of your family members how to build their listening and non-verbal communication skills is important for creating a strong foundation for successful communication in the family. […]
Each New Year begins the same for most people – a resolution to eat healthier, exercise more, drink less and a host of other endeavours for success. For most of us these resolutions are quickly forgotten with a sense of guilt and failure by the time January has come to an end. Life continues, we […]
Signing up for a life-long commitment with another person can be one of the richest and most rewarding experiences. Marriage is also hard work and requires effort and attention. A relationship in general means that two people from two different backgrounds come together and then try to unify their different experiences into a set of […]
Conflict is a very normal and common part of human interaction. Put two personalities in the same room for long enough and you will begin to see some unique dynamics between them. Alignment of perspectives is not always possible and sometimes conflict is the result. Conflict may occur in your relationship with your spouse or […]
Relationships are tricky things to navigate and so is creating a family. Adding little people to the mix often creates a whole new dynamic that can put stress on the couple. While many couples adjust well and continue to thrive in their family life, many relationships struggle – perhaps with financial difficulties, or perhaps with […]
LIs your temper getting you into physically violent situations and trouble with the authorities? Are work relationships deteriorating and your performance suffering from your anger? Are you feeling like you can’t control your temper? Maybe even avoiding people or situations because you know you’ll lose control? Do your family, colleagues or partner walk around on […]
You and your partner are not speaking to one another and when you are, the answers are short and uninterested. The sex is gone. The love seems so far away that you may even be wondering what you ever saw in your partner in the first place. You are a couple in name only. You […]
People who are open about their bisexuality are often met by responses including: they are delusional, are in denial of their true homosexuality and just haven’t had the guts to fully come out as yet, are promiscuous as they are never satisfied with a relationship with one gender, and bisexual males are largely responsible for […]
Even partners in healthy relationships tell lies every now and then – the “white lie” type that is there in order to avoid conflict. Lies by omission, and even outright lies, are sometimes used in relationships because the partner knows that the truth will lead to an argument. While this is a perfectly normal occurrence […]
The beginning of a relationship is more often than not a whirlwind of romance and endless hours spent together. Most people in the early stages of a relationship find that their every waking thought is about their partner and planning ways in which they can spend their time together, getting to know one another, courting […]