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...
Overcoming Rejection: How To Break The Cycle Have you been feeling stuck in a vicious cycle where you're either getting rejected by or rejecting your partner often? To overcome rejection, first we need to understand what's behind it. The happiest couples are...
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...
How To Stop Arguing About The Same Thing Do you and your partner keep arguing about the same thing and just want to stop? The key to getting unstuck and moving forwards in your relationship lies in understanding the difference between perpetual problems and...
Sex and Motherhood: Reclaiming Your Body The messages are everywhere: sex is for men, women are for men's sexual pleasure... and what about sex and motherhood? Do mothers feature at all? Lots of men and women still struggle - at least on some level - to...
Relationship Problems Are you here because you've been having relationship problems? Sometimes, when we're going through a rough patch, it can be hard to work out exactly what the problem is. These are some of the most common relationship problems, and some new...
Lost The Spark After Having Kids? Do you feel like you and your partner have lost the spark since having kids? Let's look at why couples lose their emotional and physical connection, how you can reignite the spark and enjoy more intimacy. Having children...
Sometimes despite our best intentions to raise difficult issues gently, things can escalate. Arguments can quickly become stressful and unproductive, especially when we're stuck in painfully familiar patterns. Most of us don't get taught how to deal with horrible...
Is there something going on in your relationship that's bothering you? Are you unsure how to address it? Firstly, by looking for a way to talk about it, you're doing the right thing. John Gottman has been doing research with couples for 40 years, and he has found that...
Idealism vs. pragmatism: how people and cultures can heal and grow “Should” One of the first things they teach trainee therapists to look out for is the word “should”. When you sit with people who are struggling, you hear it a lot. “I know I should call my parents...
