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
Category: Relationships
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
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
Boundaries – Say NO When You Mean It
I DON’T KNOW. Do you often hear yourself saying: “I don’t know”? “I can’t tell”? “I am unsure how I am feeling about xyz”? “I am confused”? “I don’t know” must be one of the biggest lies throughout our life we tell ourselves and others. Deep inside, we always DO know… Continue reading Boundaries – Say NO When You Mean It