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Posted on Wednesday, 11 April 2018 12:44 PM
The
6 Strands of Connection Measuring
the Health of Relationships
As a relationship expert and couples counsellor, I’m often asked what
attributes to look for when trying to determine how good or bad a relationship
is and whether or not the differences or gap between them are too large to
overcome. Simply put, do we stay and try
and work it out or cut our losses.
What I look for in determining the state of a relationship are 6 key elements
that I call the “strands” which are essential to connect people together in
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Narelle Brigden: Posted on Wednesday, 21 May 2014 11:25 AM
Recently, there has been a new age wave in the helping
profession that I am finding both concerning and disturbing - I like to call them “insighters”. Those wanting to ‘spread their word’ on
their meaning of life - or worse, tell you how you should live yours (for a
small fee - of course). They come
under many guises such as Action Coach, Life Expert, Life Specialist, Life
Mentor, Motivator, Passion Driver, Positive Energy Consultant, just to name but
a few. Sadly, all of who are unqualified,
unregistered and certainly have no experience in mental health or well-being. |
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Narelle Brigden: Posted on Monday, 4 March 2013 9:56 AM
How to Fight Fair
I've always believed that when parents adopt the "stop fighting" stance when their children are roughhousing or arguing, prevents teaching the "how to be in relationship with others" lesson.
Parents are often overwhelmed with the noise, frequency, inequality, velocity and viciousness of the fighting. By instructing children to "stop fighting" may feel like an appropriate response to unacceptable behaviour that receives an immediate response. |
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Posted on Thursday, 16 February 2012 9:53 AM
The latest research suggests that 67% of recently married couples end in
divorce. Expectantly, second marriages, third and so on, the percentages
increase exponentially. This is a worrying statistic and appears to be on the
rise including a gender shift in infidelity with an increase of more than 45%
of married women now claiming to have had an affair/s in the last 10 years.
Although many factors contribute to a marriage breakdown, people citing
"excess baggage" being brought from one relationship into another, in reference
to their partner, ie THEIR children, THEIR past relationships, THEIR family as a
key feature in the demise of the marriage. |
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