Relationships

Protecting Your Relationship From Verbal Violence

Pineapple! How to protect your relationship from verbal violence with ‘Time Out.’  How often do you let rip, hurl your righteous indignation at your partner, yell and spit, and carry on, & feel momentarily, cheaply gratified, only to be left with a hang over of self reproach, corroded self respect & maybe even a dose of toxic shame. Not to mention something else to apologise for.  We are all vulnerable to this, it’s all too human, but it sucks. It’s a personal vulnerability, one I’m not proud of, and one I had to put work into, to put to a firm stop, before it seriously harmed my relationship. When [...]

By |2021-02-15T21:51:20+11:00February 15th, 2021|Categories: Clinic News, Relationships|Tags: |Comments Off on Protecting Your Relationship From Verbal Violence

Valentine’s Day: To Do or Not Do?

Ahhh Valentine’s day!  Here I am typing towards the end of another one and I’m left with an old familiar feeling of – to do or not to do?  I have to admit, I’m generally not a big fan.  Every year the date roll’s around and every year I rub up against this tension.  Of course, as a hopeless romantic, there’s a part of me that loves the idea of a special day for lovers and can immerse myself in the idealised fantasy of romantic love.  Bliss! Yet the cynic in me struggles with the cheeseball, commercialised aspects of the day that have been vandalised in our modern culture. [...]

By |2020-06-10T10:47:53+10:00February 14th, 2020|Categories: Clinic News, Relationships|Tags: , , |Comments Off on Valentine’s Day: To Do or Not Do?
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