Parenting
The Myth That You Were Treated the Same as Your Siblings
"we treated your sister the same and she turned-out fine". Never believe that you were treated the same as your siblings. There are lots of reason...
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Creator Mindset Makes Your the Architect of Your Life
What power is there in creativity? It’s the power to have the life we want…to the extent that that is possible. I mean, it’s the power to realise ...
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Personal Growth
The Next Version of Yourself is the Key to Lasting Love
The impression we have of effortless love is encouraged by western cultural norms, reflected in countless songs and movies depicting instant and e...
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Happiness
Relationships - Why Bother?
Start by being happy with your single life, learn who you are, what you want, what suits you and how to look closely at the people you're dating. ...
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Happiness
Communication Compatibility - Are You a Match?
Surprisingly, some people don't understand that speaking to each other is important. This is because they have not accomplished an important deve...
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Happiness
Lasting Love = C+C+C
Compatibility is the extent to which you have the right traits and experiences in common with someone else. Compatibility makes it easy for two pe...
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Hard Times
New Year, New Divorce
The turn of the year is the time when we're actually encouraged to lift our nose from the grindstone and look around us to reflect on what has bee...
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Meaning
Instead of NY Resolutions, Pick a "Theme"
I have found that picking a "theme" for the year has worked better for me. I choose something general I want to work on, know more about and impro...
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Mindfulness
How to Have a Happy Christmas Using Psychology, Not Money
Christmas is the event-management equivalent of tough-mudder - only the strong survive to stumble over the finish line exhausted. Many a mother ge...
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Relationships
Best Christmas Gifts - A Therapist's Perspective
Having a new perspective on gift-giving can really help make your gift extra-delightful. From the perspective of a therapist, the best gifts fulfi...
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Happiness
Coping With the In-Laws at Christmas
Make sure no-one gets stuck with chatty Aunty Betty by agreeing that everyone in the family takes a turn with her, the kids too. Don't bail on you...
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Parenting
Should I Tell My Child the Truth About Christmas?
Framing Father Christmas as a lie you told is not seeing the whole context. Christmas is a cultural phenomenon, a tradition that everyone is perfo...
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Confidence
What Your Child Needs When They Have Everything They Need
In that program, I saw the results of parents who cared enough to also have high expectations. Rene', perhaps that's something worth considering i...
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