Effectively communicating your needs in a relationship is crucial for its success. This blog post explores strategies to help you discuss your needs with your partner, even when they differ. Key takeaways include staying persistent, understanding each other's needs,...
Struggling with a partner who prioritises work over family can cause resentment. Open communication, setting boundaries, prioritising quality time, offering support, and seeking professional help can improve the situation. Empower yourself by focusing on your own...
Discover practical tips for busy parents seeking to find time for intimacy and sex in their relationships while managing family life. Explore strategies such as communication, flexibility, creating private spaces, and scheduling date nights to prioritise connection...
Family rituals, particularly during Christmas, foster identity and belonging in relationships. They vary with individual couples' expectations and evolve with growing children. This blog post suggests choosing which childhood traditions to continue; highlights the...
How to resolve resentment in relationships; focusing on the unequal division of shared responsibilities and mental load after having children. It's important to understanding how gender roles and societal expectations contribute to resentment. Includes a free guide...
Discover how to safeguard your relationship by addressing warning signs like overwhelming negativity, toxic communication, highly stressful arguments, and rejected olive branches. Learn effective strategies for fostering positivity, managing conflict, and nurturing...
Having kids can strain relationships due to lack of time, shifting priorities, differing parenting styles, financial stress, old-fashioned gender roles, and changes in your sex life. To address unhappiness in your relationship, acknowledge your feelings, communicate...
Navigating relationship changes after having a baby can be challenging. Embrace personal growth, communicate openly with your partner, and remember that struggles are normal during this transition. Seek professional support if needed and follow tips for staying...
This blog post explores six reasons why strengthening your relationship with your partner can improve your mental health in motherhood. It covers how a stronger relationship can lead to more emotional support, better communication, shared responsibilities,...
New mums may struggle with self-care, leading to burnout and disconnection from their partners. To maintain mental health and wellbeing, prioritise sleep, eat well, exercise, spend time outdoors, pursue meaningful activities, stay connected with loved ones, schedule...
Having children can impact a couple's sex life and intimate connection. To reignite passion and improve your sex life after kids: prioritise intimacy, communicate openly about sexual and non-sexual matters, and try new experiences. Practice self-care, break the link...
Dealing with a difficult partner after having kids can strain your relationship. To overcome challenges: identify the problem, communicate openly and assertively, focus on the positives, seek outside support, set boundaries, and practice self-care. By addressing these...
Finding time for intimacy in busy lives is crucial for maintaining strong relationships. This blog post explores the challenges couples face, like tiredness and lack of spontaneity, and offers solutions such as prioritising connection and addressing underlying issues....
The mental load refers to the invisible work of managing daily life, such as organizing tasks, schedules, and chores. Studies show that women often bear a disproportionate amount of this load, particularly in managing family and household responsibilities. This...
Feeling "touched out" is a common experience for caregivers, leaving them overwhelmed and craving personal space. It's important to understand that this feeling is less about touch, and more about giving and receiving. To remedy this, engage in nurturing physical...
Having kids can strain relationships, but open communication, prioritising time together, showing appreciation and affection, and practicing patience and forgiveness can help strengthen bonds. If difficulties persist, seeking professional help from a relationship...
Do you feel like you're too busy to maintain your relationship? Stretched for time and feeling the impact on your relationship? Maintaining your relationship when busy with work and kids can be a challenge. Here's the good news: research has found that how we...
Many couples feel trapped in a cycle of rejection when trying to navigate emotional and physical intimacy after having children. To understand and break this cycle, couples need understanding, empathy, open communication, and sometimes professional guidance....
Parenting Disagreements It's normal to have parenting disagreements, but life is much easier when couples find a way to parent as a team. Let's look at why we argue about parenting, and how you might be able to approach those conversations more constructively....
It's Christmas...!!! (Ugh?! How Do You Feel About Christmas?) How do you feel about Christmas? December can be tough. It can feel like a frenzied crescendo that some people adore. Others find it really difficult. And most fit somewhere in between. It's a lot of...
Intimacy Issues After Kids Are you looking to increase intimacy in your relationship? Perhaps you've been feeling disconnected since having kids, and wan't to know how to get that spark back? It's really normal for your sex life to take a hit and to experience...
