Counselling and Psychotherapy are the most effective treatments that support people to function better in their life and improve their well-being. Unfortunately, all too often, people don’t seek therapy until their problems have nearly destroyed them. This is often because they didn’t know how bad they should allow things to become before they ask for […]
Most couples walk into parenthood with the expectation that having children will strengthen the love between them. It can but not in the way they expect. Providing they can work in harmony to raise their child, their love for one another has the potential to grow through shared experiences. What couples are seldom prepared for […]
With approximately 160 different nationalities now living in Ireland, cultural diversity and its implications play a key part in everyday life. Social situations, work, and school brings people of various cultures together. Because every culture has unique aspects, this coming together can often cause friction between individuals, resulting in negative stereotypes and discrimination for minority […]
Hurt is synonymous with affairs, whether emotional or physical. Most people don’t start affairs because their partners are lacking something; but rather because they experience fundamental unhappiness. This may be an unconscious expression of an unhealthy relationship with love. Often partners who cheat experience some unresolved hurt. Sometimes an affair provides an adequate distraction and […]
Before you can get help, you’ve got to recognise that you’ve got an addiction. In addition, the pain your addiction inflicts on you must be more painful than any perceived benefits. Does it feel like your life has become unmanageable? Unfortunately, you may not be able to determine this easily because, according to brain imaging […]
What is anger? Raw, powerful, and frequently problematic, anger is one of the basic human emotions. The purpose of this emotion is to prepare us to fight. Although fighting can include throwing punches on rare occasions; more often it’s about combating personal struggles or problems we have with our surroundings. Whether it’s the people around […]
Personal boundaries are a key to living a healthy and prosperous life. While we all understand that establishing, communicating and enforcing personal boundaries is vital for happiness, it can be challenging keeping boundaries in place. What are boundaries? Based on your beliefs, opinions and past experiences, personal boundaries are limits you put in place to […]
Opposing ideas can take businesses to new heights – if they are managed properly. However, as a result of being poorly managed, most work related conflicts do the exact opposite. Unless they are addressed and resolved quickly, conflicts can cause a range of problems including low morale, open hostilities, a lack of productivity and customer […]
Any sexual activity in which a person takes advantage of another in any way shape or form is sexual abuse. Sexual activities are only acceptable when they take place with lucid, consenting adults. There are no exceptions to this. None. Although all forms of abuse are reprehensible, a child’s involvement makes them infinitely more so. […]
Everyone experiences upsets and disagreements in relationships from time to time. Relationship conflicts occur when people clash over differing opinions. Conflicts in themselves are neither good or bad but the way in which they’re handled can make or break a relationship. If you find yourself in a relationship conflict, it’s important to step up and […]
