Nobody does anything in this life without starting with expectations about how it should work. When our expectations are not met, even if they are not well defined, we …
We am going to show you how we get stuck in patterns or as people often say get stuck in a rut. Once you understand what we’re about to share you will also start to understand how you can become unstuck.
Identifying what it is that you are looking for in your relationship is a good first step because most people don’t do this. While they don’t clearly define their expectations, on some level…
“I love my partner, but I am not in love with them”, is a common statement that relationship specialists hear during their work with couples. What exactly do we mean when we say this?
When it comes to the things that we want in our relationships, we tend to use very vague or generic terms. Since these terms are not clearly defined we have no idea how to get there.
Smartphones skew our connection to the world by making us focus more on the people who are not present rather than those who are present with us.
Some couples came to see me in the hopes of repairing their relationship last month, but they have left things to go to the point that extensive damage has occurred in their relationship.
Our experiences with our caregivers create within us the means by which we understand the world, ourselves and how relationships work.
The Development Model shows relationships going through five stages. The stage that you are at indicates how the relationship is developing.
This difference in meaning leads to misunderstanding and at times conflict. This sort of conflict is something that we see often at StartPoint Counselling.
It is so frustrating when you can see a solution to something or view a particular situation in a different way to your partner and they just don’t get it. This type of frustration is the foundation for many an argument.
Communication either makes or breaks most relationships. Because opening up on an emotional level makes us vulnerable and carries a level of risk it is important to minimize communication problems. Here are 14 ways to do that…
