Tag Archive for: Conflict

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12 Steps to Handle Conflict and Help Improve Your Relationship.

Joy and pain are perhaps the opposite sides of the same emotional coin.

I am reminded of the song by Frankie Beverly & Maze, equating these emotions to the weather, much like it has been over the past few days: glorious sunshine in the crisp winter air followed by unexpected thunderous rain. Read more

Mirror on the wall - 3 Reasons Why It’s Important to Own Your Projection

3 Reasons Why It’s Important to Own Your Projection

 

When you struggle with your partner, you’re struggling with yourself. Every fault you see in them represents a denied weakness in yourself. – Deepak Chopra

I’m not sure that I agree with the use of the word weakness, but I understand where Deepak Chopra is coming from.

There’s something true in the idea that what frustrates us in others often mirrors something unacknowledged in ourselves.

I don’t know anyone who hasn’t wanted something about their partner to be different. Read more

Rows of Different Vibrant Coloured Macarons - The Mistake Couples Make That Destroys Harmony - Sandra Harewood Counselling

The Mistake Couples Make That Destroys Harmony

Brexit is not only shaping politics; it’s influencing romantic relationships too!

It’s been a little over a year since that historic vote for the UK to leave the European Union. And as the negotiations get underway, it’s a time of change.  We find ourselves in challenging and uncertain times. Read more