Living With Excessive Fear Blocks Love, Care, Trust and Respect
Fear plays a crucial role in alerting us to situations where self-care is necessary. Notifying you of a possible threat, when you don’t distinguish between...
Resisting Change Leads to the Groundhog Day of Relationship Insanity
In this article I compare your relationship to Groundhog Day. It’s easy to believe that you’re open to change if you’ve tended to lose yourself...
How Self-Esteem Influences Romantic Attraction and Chemistry
Attraction is necessary, as it distinguishes our romantic relationships from friendships. Combined with chemistry, attraction is the sum of how we connect and relate to...
Letting Go of the Control Reins: The Path to True Emotional Autonomy
We humans love being in control. We fear uncertainty, not being liked, being unable to handle situations, and leaving our comfort zones. As a result,...
The Powerful Untruths of Our Negative Beliefs Block Loving Relationships
What are your beliefs? When something happened in your childhood that you didn’t like the look or feel of, you searched for reasons to explain...
Pretending to Be Something You’re Not Won’t Win You a Relationship
When you pretend to be something you’re not, doing things not because they reflect who you are but because it’s what you’ve always done, what...
The Relationship Pothole of Giving Our Power Away to False Authorities
All of us have relationship potholes. They’re blind spots that keep catching us out. One of mine that I’ve had to face down numerous times...
If You Hear THIS, You’re About to Get Your Heart Broken
How do you know if someone’s really over their ex? Sometimes you meet a person who ticks all your boxes, but they also haven’t...
Four Core Values for Healthy Romantic Bonds
Mutually fulfilling relationships are that way because they are underpinned by four core values: love, care, trust and respect. These are universal principles that apply...
Intimate Relationships Need To Be Mutually Fulfilling
In order for a relationship to have a chance of going anywhere good, it needs to be mutually fulfilling. This means that it needs two...