by Martina Magnery | Apr 1, 2020 | Uncategorized
Marital distress is hitting the roof in Australia as we see an increase in cabin fever caused by the Coronavirus. Many couples and families are experiencing sudden instability due to financial pressure, anxiety and social restrictions that the COVID 19 has produced,...
by Martina Magnery | Jan 20, 2020 | Uncategorized
Many marriages cope well managing a range of areas of their lives without too much difficulty but suffer greatly when it comes to managing conflict. Conflict can even be destructive as to undermine the solid foundations of an otherwise good marriage. I use the...
by Martina Magnery | May 27, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Top Three Books I recommend in Couple Therapy. I am often asked by clients engaging in couple therapy to recommend books that will help them sustain the changes they make in the relationship. Healing a relationship involves repeating new behaviours and habits so I...
by Martina Magnery | May 1, 2019 | Uncategorized
Conflict in marriage is a very normal part of life and in fact one conflict per week is considered healthy for any relationship according to America’s leading relationship guru, Dr John Gottman. Couples who are conflict avoidant often suffer in many other areas of...
by Martina Magnery | Mar 12, 2019 | Uncategorized
The Number One Hidden Cause of Infidelity in Marriage Many of you will be familiar with the devastating effect infidelity in marriage can cause. Studies report that the most important element in any relationship is trust which makes the sense of betrayal that...
