Friendships: What’s Healthy & What’s Not
January 8, 2025
As a counsellor, I know how vitally important healthy friendships are to our overall well-being. A life without friendship can feel empty and meaningless if
As a counsellor, I know how vitally important healthy friendships are to our overall well-being. A life without friendship can feel empty and meaningless if
Rejection can feel like a punch in the gut and if you’ve ever been rejected, you will probably agree that it can be one of the worst feelings you have ever experienced. Rejection hurts; it’s uncomfortable, debilitating, overwhelming and it can feel like death.
It isn’t always possible to tell whether physical abuse in a relationship could become an issue in an intimate relationship, however, certain factors can increase the risk of intimate partner violence. It’s essential to be aware of the red flags that indicate that a relationship might become violent and what to do if you feel like your safety (or life) is at risk.
When we begin a new relationship, it can sometimes cause us to feel a little nervous or even anxious, and this is completely normal. There is some risk associated with relating to someone we’re attracted to and hoping to build a relationship with. There’s the risk we will love them more than they love us, the risk that they will reject or abandon us or that we’ll find out they weren’t who we thought they were. We can also experience the thought that ‘something is sure to go wrong’ or ‘it will all come crashing down’. But if we are resilient, the risk will be worth it, and the anxiety will fade over time.
The foundation of a genuinely fulfilling life is always built on a set of solid values. Values are our guiding principles; the lens through which we view ourselves and our world.
In the world of online dating today, many of us have become familiar with the expression ‘ghosting’. Being ghosted is when someone abruptly ceases to
Boundaries are important for the health of all of our relationships. At times, some of us may have struggled to put up healthy boundaries with
It’s extremely easy to spot the typically obvious Overt Narcissist; they’re non-conformists and are generally speaking, obnoxiously loud, boisterous, insensitive and outspoken. There’s virtually one
‘They’re a narcissist!’ is an all-too-often used catchphrase I hear bandied about these days, and it’s often used randomly (and many times incorrectly!) in numerous
When the ending of a relationship seems to have come out of left field, it can leave you feeling destabilised and in a state of