Category Archives: 4. Relationship Therapy
Wisdom – New Perspectives
Sorry I haven???t blogged for a while. My Muse has channelled my writing energy into completing my next book ??? but more of that in time. Today I want to Continue Reading →
Surrender – how to access the Buddhist truth
For a long time the Buddhists have reminded us that it is attachment and desire that causes us emotional distress. From unhappiness about current circumstances, to anxiety about the future Continue Reading →
To be or not to be … a loser … or an author
What does it really mean to feel sorry for ourselves after something goes wrong in our life, after we screw up? Why might we want to beat ourselves up? To Continue Reading →
Don’t do something, just stand there!
I heard this great line at a workshop with American grief expert and psychologist, Dr Robert Neimeyer yesterday (more on this in another post). Men, listen up! This is something Continue Reading →
The better the love, the better the heart
I was fascinated to read about research* showing that people diagnosed with heart failure did better, up to four years later, the better their marriage was. How much love was Continue Reading →
Defining Love: True Love is a commitment to nurturing personal growth
At a recent workshop I was talking about ‘other-sabotage’. This is when a partner does things like starting to buy chocolates and taking their ‘loved one’ out to their favourite Continue Reading →
Juggling relationships with yourself and others against work
This 30 second speech by Bryan Dyson (CEO of Coca Cola) is worth repeating. “Imagine life as a game in which you are juggling five balls in the air – Continue Reading →
Conflict Management in a Box (for my patients)
The attached pdf is not really going to make much sense alone. I post this for people to use as an aid de memoir after we have worked through this Continue Reading →
The wonderful works of Irvin D Yalom
At my last workshop I promised to post details of the living psychiatrist (going strong at 79) that has inspired me more than any other. He is an authority on Continue Reading →
Who does yelling work well with? A disappointed Leigh Matthews
Not so long ago I shared a podium with the legendary AFL player, captain and coach Leigh Matthews. He told the amusing story of how they had a sports psychologist Continue Reading →