Relationships
Relationship Pressures during Pandemic
Is it the pressures of the pandemic that creates relationship problems, or do lockdowns act as a catalyst for existing problems? I think it is a chicken and egg scenario. The pandemic has had such a pervasive impact on people’s sense of safety and security in so many aspects of daily life, that it is…
Read MoreAttached to Technology
“Something has shifted in our relationship with technology. Our online identities are taking a more prominent role. We have changed as individuals and as a society through the experience of lockdown, and as the corporeal world does not feel as safe or predictable, the online alternative can seem more manageable.“ How do we respond to…
Read MoreAlert! Conflict.
Conflict. One of the most loaded, open to interpretation words I regularly come across in the consulting room and organisations. Yet it is an inevitable part of the day to day. It is a dance we learn from a very early stage of our lives… For some, it’s a step back. Others chose to take…
Read MoreRelationships Untangled
WHAT IS A RELATIONSHIP? The dictionary defines a relationship as “the way in which two or more people or things are connected, or the state of being connected” (Oxford Dictionaries online). However couples normally refer to a relationship as either a collection of activities (working, talking etc.) or as an ‘it’, a noun, static. I…
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