How to Make Relationships Work
There are ten fundamental steps to make a relationship work over the long term. These steps involve learning how relationships work - which is something few of us are taught - and taking some basic actions that lead to fulfilling relationships. In my book The Perfect Relationship I describe these ten steps. They have been gleaned from decades of study, ...
How to Find Lasting Love
“The privilege of a lifetime is to become who you truly are.” ~Carl Jung. Often when people are looking for a new relationship, they either look for someone to complete them or they imagine sharing their life with someone just like them. So they try to present themselves in the best ...
If the Passion Has Gone From Your Relationship, Check if You’re in a ‘Positive Bonding Pattern’
If there's no passion or spark in your relationship but you still love your partner, it's likely you are stuck in a relationship pattern called a positive bonding pattern. Learn how these relationship patterns (which most of us are unconscious of) are affecting your relationship, and find out how to navigate them so you can get your relationship ...
How to Keep Your Relationship Strong After a Baby
Having a baby is usually a time of great joy but it is also a time when the relationship between partners is challenged. This is because you undergo a major transformation when you become a parent. A whole new part of your psyche is born - the Inner Mother or Inner Father. This personal change, together with the ...
Should You Stay or Leave Your Relationship? First Find Out if You’re in a ‘Negative Bonding Pattern’
If you're unsure whether to stay or leave your relationship, don't leave yet! At least not until you've worked out if you are simply stuck in a negative bonding pattern that can be fixed. If you feel that your relationship is over, it could be that you are stuck in a bonding ...
How Relationships Work: Your Inner Selves, Vulnerability and Bonding Patterns
To understand how relationships work, you need to understand how people work. This post explains how we are all made up of many selves that together form our personality - such as the Inner Carer and the Responsible Parent, the Pleaser and the Critical Parent, the Vulnerable Child and Playful Child - and how these selves affect our relationships. W e ...
Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom – The End of Their Fairytale, The Beginning of Yours!
So Miranda Kerr and Orlando Bloom are a couple no more. The fairytale has come to an end. But is it all that surprising? After all, many marriages end. And are all those gossip columnists who have reportedly been sobbing over their keyboards really that upset about someone else’s marriage, two people ...
Connect With Your Child Consciously (Or With Anyone Else!)
Learn how to consciously connect with your children to help with all kinds of parenting challenges. Conscious parenting involves becoming aware of your natural connecting style and learning how to choose the way you connect in different situations to help you with the day-to-day challenges of parenting. C onnecting with your children (and with anyone else!) is something ...