Angelica Horvatic

Relationships and Resistance

In one of my couple counselling sessions yesterday one of the partners never showed up.   Hours later, I received an apology from the partner who didn’t show up with a valid reason – he slept through his alarm and didn’t wake up for the session.   Talking with his partner, it was evident they… Continue reading Relationships and Resistance

Emotional Intimacy in Relationships

We can DO things with our partners, we can go, travel, see places together, we can chit chat daily about many things, we can be affectionate, have sex, even feel we are making love – without a true deep emotional intimacy.   A deep emotional intimacy between two people requires regularly taking a space and… Continue reading Emotional Intimacy in Relationships

How To Beat Christmas Loneliness

This year more than any year before, even more people will sadly spend Christmas alone.   But long before dreaded 2020, we’ve had a global epidemic happening in most of the Western world, epidemic called loneliness.   Loneliness ( together with mental health issues ) keeps being one of the biggest secrets in our society,… Continue reading How To Beat Christmas Loneliness

If You Are Going To Try, Go All The Way – Charles Bukowski

If you’re going to try, go all the way. Otherwise, don’t even start. If you’re going to try, go all the way.   This could mean losing girlfriends, wives, relatives, jobs and maybe your mind.   Go all the way.   It could mean not eating for three or four days.   It could mean… Continue reading If You Are Going To Try, Go All The Way – Charles Bukowski

Emotional Incest

In one of my sessions today I had a single mum who thought having her 9 years old son next to her in the session is OK as ‘they don’t have any secrets’ and she ‘as a conscious parent shares everything with him’.   I tried explaining how ‘sharing everything with children’ might not be… Continue reading Emotional Incest