If you look at movies or tv-shows these days, it seems that most first dates end between the sheets. If it’s true love, that is. But traditionally, building a relationships goes a lot slower, and there are good reasons why.
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10 Things I Love About Myself (That I’m Not Supposed To)
We get taught an awful lot, implicitly and sometimes explicitly, about what we’re supposed to love and hate about ourselves. Until we decide we no longer buy it. Until we decide we can just love it all!
Co-Parenting After Divorce: 8 Key Lessons I’ve Learned
When I got married and had children, I never planned for what would happen in case we got divorced. It was never part of the schedule. But after 3 years of co-parenting after divorce, I’ve learned some important lessons that I want to share, hoping you will never need them!
My Views on Marriage After Divorce
Over the decades, my views on marriage have shifted back and forth quite a lot, influenced by what went on in my life. I was 21 the first time I married. Will there ever be a second time?
Parenting in a Joined Family: 4 Challenges Stepparents Might Face (and Tips to Deal!)
I used to have 2 children, but find my family now enriched by 3 more amazing kids. Being a stepparent comes with a few of its own challenges, but when you learn to work around those, you find your life enriched in ways you couldn’t have imagined beforehand.
I Want to Push my Partner Away – Now What? (5 Steps to Deal)
Have you ever felt like you just couldn’t be around your partner in that moment? Like you wanted to leave? Or push them away? Yes, it’s completely normal. And no, it’s not a lot of fun. Here are some tried and tested tips I’ve built up over the years.
When You Bring Your Trauma Into Your Relationship
You’ve got a wonderful new relationship. Everything looks peachy and there’s no way you’re screwing this one up. Until, somehow, you find yourself in familiar territory again…
Healthy Relationship Practices: the Phone Test
Would you swap your phone with your partner for a day? Why this isn’t such an inconspicuous question and what the answer might tell you about your relationship…
On Being Different: The Good, The Bad and the Ugly
What does it mean to be different? To stand out? How does it impact your life? What are the downsides, and are there any benefits?
The Choice: Who Do I Want to Be in This Moment?
When you’re confronted with a difficult moment, it calls on you to show who you really want to be. You show this, through your response. Not the one your emotions force you to make, but the deliberate one you decide on for yourself.
Unscrewing Myself 