Why Are You Obsessing About Your Partner’s Past?
We all have a past. When two people come together and try to form a relationship, the experiences gained by both play a role. How much of a role depends greatly on the people concerned...
Relationships Are All About Balance Of Power… And We Fight To Keep It
It is of very little consequence how good you feel your relationship is, there is a dynamic that defines the interaction and what you do. It doesn't matter if it is a friendship...
See Your Core Beliefs As A Bag To Be Carried And Sorted Through
We all see the world in a specific way. Call it what you will.... paradigm... window on the world... frame of reference, it is all the same. It dictates to a large degree how we think, feel and behave in any given situation...
The Narcissist Parent And His Chosen Child
Being in a relationship with a narcissist "type" can be hell. However, what if the narcissist is your parent and has cloned you to be a living "perfect" version of him or her? A child chosen to heal the parent's own broken past...
The 7 Habits Of Highly Effective Therapists
Many people who come into therapy for the first time might find it difficult to imagine what to expect. There are many stereotypical images to draw on in the media and TV of the traditional shrink type character...
Sometimes Codependents Need Saving From Themselves
The masses of literature available on the Codependency-Narcissism dance will tell you there are enough of both in this world to make it a big issue...
Discipline And Responsibility Are The Keys To Happiness
About two years ago, I wrote a rather philosophical post pontificating about What Do We Need to Make us Happy? As I generally do, I placed this article on various websites for people to read and comment...
Codependents And Infidelity: It Doesn’t Always Pan Out How You Might Expect
One confession that I make with some trepidation is that I was an avid watcher of the reality tv show "Cheaters", in the 90's. Joey Greco who was the host of the show built the cases up well and it made for interesting viewing...
Difficult Times? It Is All A State Of Mind
We all have times when everything gets too much. There are many issues to face, things to do, plan and action to be taken. Sometimes, we feel overwhelmed, paralysed and wonder how we will get through...
The Ideal Self: Realistic Or A Myth?
Anyone who practices therapy or has an interest in it will have probably been influenced by Carl Rogers. He developed person-centered therapy and was one of the key founders of humanistic psychology...
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