When we care for the soul, we find meaning in the experiences that shape us, especially in our relationships. It’s where the challenges of marriage can also become a source of healing. Through practices like patience, forgiveness, kindness, and love, we grow into deeper connection, even when our relationship feels uncertain or contradictory.
I love a good romantic film. The first one I remember watching was Grease. I was completely captured by it, not least because I shared a name with one of the lead characters.
But what did it teach my young mind about love? Read more
The change in season has crept up on me this year. Although I appreciated the extra hour of sleep when the clocks went back, I’m not feeling quite so prepared for the creeping darkness and the chill in the air. Read more
Most people do not want to wake up and have their first thought be about how unhappy they are in their marriage.
Happiness in a long-term relationship can feel elusive. Read more
There are many expectations surrounding long-term relationships. Longevity is perhaps one of them. It’s often portrayed as the ultimate goal, but is it perhaps the quality of the journey to that goal that matters most?
Just as preparing a nourishing soup requires the right ingredients, care, skill, love and patience to create something truly tasty and fulfilling, so do relationships. Read more
Impatience rarely introduces itself as fear or anxiety.
But often that’s exactly what it is.
Instead, impatience in relationships masquerades as urgency —a pressing need to resolve, fix, or move forward.
This is particularly true when we are trying to figure out whether to stay or leave.
What if you know you want to stay, but your partner wants to leave? How do you not fall apart while your partner decides? Read more
Midlife is a threshold that calls us to reevaluate our lives and the relationships that have made us who we are.
For many, this season brings an unwelcome crisis in our marriage, marked by disconnection, loneliness, frustration, or an aching sense that something essential has been lost. Read more
Living in a marriage that feels stuck can be exhausting for both people.
Sometimes, we get so tangled up in the fear of making the ‘wrong’ decision that we end up doing nothing at all. There is no intimacy, connection, or progress, just a constant loop of feeling stuck, week after week, month after month. Read more
Many couples understand far more about themselves than they can live out in the moment.
They can name their patterns, recognise old wounds, and even explain why certain conversations feel difficult, and yet, when emotions rise, they still find themselves reacting in ways they later regret. Insight is present, but it doesn’t reliably translate into change.
Maintaining a fulfilling and harmonious relationship can be challenging at the best of times and not least amid the demands and pace of contemporary life. Read more