Sep 11, 2016 | Anger, Counselling, Counsellor, parenting, relationship breakdown, resilience, sibling, Uncategorized
‘Who said you could wear my clothes?’ ‘Get out of my room!’ ‘You’ve been on the computer for hours!’ It’s normal for teenage siblings to fight over all sorts of things. Teenage siblings argue just as much as younger children, but they tend to fight about different...
Aug 31, 2016 | Anger, Anxiety, Controlling relationships, Counselling, marriage, Uncategorized
Are you trying to save your marriage after hearing a spouse tell you that you are always controlling. How can you save a marriage when a spouse has given up, due to your controlling behavior? Hang in there, and we will explore that question.I hear from people almost...
Jul 24, 2016 | Counselling, Counsellor, Featured, healthy relationships, parenting, relationship breakdown, Relationships, resilience, Uncategorized
– Counselling Norwest. Blog article written by Cristina Vides. It was the worst day of my life. The day I packed up my children, a few boxes of belongings and drove away from our family home for good. I never imagined that ‘divorce’ would be part of our story,...
Jan 18, 2016 | Anger, Anxiety, Controlling relationships, Counselling, Counsellor, Depression, Domestic Abuse, Featured, Grief, healthy relationships, hurt, overreacting, relationship breakdown, Relationships, resilience, Stress, Uncategorized
“When we push down hurt or pretend that struggle doesn’t exist, the hurt and struggle own us.” Brene Browne We don’t suppress happy feelings usually. They are easy, we just have them. You tell me a joke, I laugh. I see a double rainbow and gasp...
Dec 23, 2015 | Counselling, relationship breakdown, Relationships, resilience, Uncategorized
Tell the Truth to Yourself. You may be reluctant to admit you are unhappy with some aspect of your relationship. You may be tempted to ignore a situation with your partner that is upsetting you and deny the importance of your feelings. A great practice to improve your...
Aug 11, 2015 | Counselling, Counsellor, Featured, healthy relationships, parenting, Relationships, resilience, Uncategorized
Reposted August 11, 2015, (written January 30, 2014) courtesy of Sandra Kim Hills Counsellor – It’s pretty common for us to worry about how women, especially our own daughters, are put into gender boxes and encouraged to engage in behavior that hurts them,...
