The Best Ways to Recover From Infidelity

The Best Ways to Recover From Infidelity

Couples recovering from infidelity know how painful it can be for the betrayer as well as the betrayed.  In fact, the way the betrayed responds to the infidelity will have a significant effect on the couple’s ability to heal their relationship, to the same degree as...

Is it Reactive Abuse or Mutual Abuse?

The term “Mutual Abuse has been highlighted in the media recently with the Johhny Depp vs Amber Heard defamation trial following their couple’s counsellor’s testimony describing their relationship dynamic.  I tend to disagree with the use of the term “mutual abuse”,...
Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn

Fight, Flight, Freeze and Fawn

Most of us are familiar with the common fight or flight responses we experience when we are distressed but when it comes to trauma responses Freeze and Fawn are are also other coping mechanisms. Sometimes these responses develop into PTSD symptoms if not processed and...
Relationship Boredom

Relationship Boredom

When you have been in a relationship for a long time it may begin to feel a bit stale.  You and your partner may find yourself not putting in much effort until one day you wake up and you no longer feel connected at all.  When one or both partners start to take the...