Why It’s So Hard to Leave Someone Who Isn’t “Bad Enough” to Leave
Why It’s So Hard to Leave Someone Who Isn’t ‘Bad Enough’ to Leave You know the relationship isn’t right. You’ve […]
Snog, Marry, Avoid: What Your Early Chemistry Might Really Be Telling You
Snog, Marry, Avoid: What Your Early Chemistry Might Really Be Telling You We all know the game: snog, marry, avoid. […]
Opposites Attract? Attachment, Attraction and Why It’s Not an Accident
Opposites Attract? Attachment, Attraction and Why It’s Not an Accident Paula Abdul told us back in the late 80s that […]
Why do break-ups hurt so much? (And what you can do.)
Why does it feel so painful to break up?Attachment, the nervous system, and the courage of letting go If you’re […]
The Invisible Weight: How Couples Drift Into the Mental Load Trap (And How to Reset Together)
The invisible weight: how couples drift into the mental load trap (And how to reset together) This topic is one […]
What ER Taught Us About Love (And Why It Was Rubbish)
What ER Taught Us About Love (And Why It Was Rubbish) I’ve recently decided that I’d treat myself to a […]
Before you move in together: 3 essential conversations
Before You Move In Together: A Developmental View of Three Essential Conversations I often say there are three things a […]
The Developmental Model of Relationships
The Developmental Model of Relationships: A Compassionate Way to Understand Relationship Difficulties When relationships feel hard, many people worry that […]
Lies: Why We Lie — and How You Can Do Things Differently
Lying is commonly framed as a moral failure, yet in therapeutic practice it is more helpful to understand lying as […]
The 5-minute exercise to improve understanding
5-minute exercise to improve understanding This 5-minute exercise is something I ask the couples who come to me for couples […]