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  • Small Purple Flowers in Two Antique Glasses - Articles To Help Understand Healthy and Unhealthy Relationships - Sandra Harewood Counselling

Notes From A Therapist About Relationships

Helping you get clear on the difference between unhealthy controlling relationships and the healthy loving relationships you deserve.

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How To Protect Yourself When Self-Isolating With A Controlling Partner

26th March 2020/in Coercive Control, Emotional Abuse /by Sandra Harewood

Home isn’t always a safe place.

And even if you do feel okay, maybe home it isn’t always a calm, peaceful place.

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What Your Physical Symptoms Can Teach You About Hidden Stress

3rd February 2020/in Relationship Advice /by Sandra Harewood

While I aim to live in the present and express gratitude for each day, I’m kind of glad we’ve got to the end of January! This time of year I can find challenging.  And I am not alone.  We are leaving behind one of the most stressful times of the year.

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Why Telling Your Story Means You Take Charge Of Your Life

14th January 2020/in Counselling /by Sandra Harewood

What’s your favourite story? Christmas has long gone, but I have to confess that I think that I’d watched five different versions of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol over the Christmas holidays!

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Why Attachment Styles Matter To Your Relationship

28th September 2019/in Couple Communication, Relationship Advice /by Sandra Harewood

Have you ever wondered why your partner always seems to want to escape when you have an argument?  Or perhaps why you always seem to be the one trying to get them to stay in the room and make things better.

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Verbal Abuse: When The Joke Just Isn’t Funny

15th August 2019/in Emotional Abuse, Relationship Advice /by Sandra Harewood

Many people assume that verbal abuse is just about swearing.  And some go one step further by thinking that swearing is only abusive if it’s attached to name-calling. If they didn’t call you an #@$%ing [insert], then they haven’t been abusive.

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The B* Word – Boundaries. Why It’s Hard To Stop Saying Yes When You Feel No

1st August 2019/in Relationship Advice /by Sandra Harewood

Ever found yourself giving in and putting the needs of someone else first or second-guessing yourself? Can you relate?  Then you know why setting boundaries feels so hard.

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Does Therapy Work? Yes It Does, And Here’s The Evidence

13th July 2019/in Counselling /by Sandra Harewood

Does therapy work?  Absolutely. Yes, it does

But you would expect me to say that that, wouldn’t you! What therapist would say otherwise?

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The Power of Owning Your Suppressed Anger: Reclaiming The Goddess

27th June 2019/in Emotional Abuse /by Sandra Harewood

In a healthy relationship, you would with your partner, be able to express your feelings openly. You would say what bothers you about what is going on or what happened.

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Coercive Control: 7 Reasons Why Women Don’t Leave

12th June 2019/in Coercive Control, Emotional Abuse /by Sandra Harewood

When Sally Challen walked free from the High Court in London last Friday, many saw this as a landmark decision for how the legal system treats domestic abuse. European countries, including England and Wales, are taking the lead on redefining domestic abuse.

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The Honest Truth About Your Partner’s Anger Issues

6th June 2019/in Emotional Abuse, Relationship Advice /by Sandra Harewood

You can usually tell when someone is angry. It’s visceral. A raised voice, trembling, fidgeting, fast speech, heavy breathing, the furrowed brow, the clenched hand or maybe flared nostrils. But equally, it can be the opposite. Silence or sudden disappearance.

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Gaslighting 101: What Is Gaslighting And What You Need To Do

22nd May 2019/in Emotional Abuse /by Sandra Harewood

Gaslighting is a sophisticated, subtle form of emotional manipulation which is so effective that you accept whatever the gaslighter presents as the truth.

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5 Subtle Signs Of A Controlling Relationship That Look Like Care

8th May 2019/in Emotional Abuse, Relationship Advice /by Sandra Harewood

When in your relationship do you feel cared for?

Sometimes we feel embarrassed about our wish to be cared for. But Rick Hanson PhD says that wanting to be cared for is natural, and deeply rooted in evolution. Care is a symbol of love. And love, generally speaking, has been the primary driver of the development of the human brain over millions of years. Care is crucial to survival.

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