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What to Expect – Married Life – Part 1/1
What to Expect - Married Life Part 1 What to Expect Recently a friend of mine gave me a book called “What did you expect” by Paul David Tripp. Suspiciously i decided to read the book and see how it can be applied, not only to my marriage, but to the couples I...
Understanding Trauma Part 3/3 – Treatment and Recovery
Part One What is Emotional & Psychological Trauma? Part Two Symptoms Part Three Treatment Recovery Introduction It is highly important for people who suffered from emotional or psychological Trauma to find healing from their emotional hurt, feelings and...
Preparing for Marriage
In today's modern society, a lot of focus is placed on education. Getting good qualifications to get a job, getting a drivers license to drive a car etc. However, many people forget or do not consider preparing for or being educated about the very important and sacred...
Healthy Dating – Are you doing it Right?
Dating is a two-way street. Many couples start dating under a variety of circumstances. Each partner will be in their own personal place and might think differently or want different things out of the relationship. Quite often, the reason why couples end relationships...
Understanding Trauma Part 2/3 – Trauma Symptoms
Part One What is Emotional & Psychological Trauma? Part Two Symptoms Part Three Treatment Recovery Introduction Many of us have had a traumatic experience where you have been confronted with an unexpected event, upsetting emotions, constant danger or freighting...
Understanding Trauma Part 1/3 – What is Emotion & Psychological Trauma?
Part One What is Emotional & Psychological Trauma? Part Two Symptoms Part Three Treatment Recovery Introduction Many of us have had a traumatic experience where you have been confronted with an unexpected event, upsetting emotions, constant danger or freighting...
Overcome Postnatal Depression
Even in our day and age postnatal depression seems like a bit of a taboo topic; discussed in magazines and self help groups,but not often discussed between family members. I have found that when it comes to postnatal depression it tends to stay very hush hush and...
Emotional Trauma in a South African Context
We as South Africans are exposed to traumatic situations on a daily basis and because of the regular occurrence our country is definitely different from other countries in this regard. We are surrounded with events like motor vehicle hi-jackings, house robberies,...
Internet Infidelity – Dangers the Internet poses to your Marriage
Internet Infidelity – Dangers the Internet can pose to your Marriage We all use the Internet and receive a lot of information through it. Internet has its positive and negative effects on intimate relationships, but I want to focus on the hazardous side the internet...
Excellent Husband
How to be an Excellent Husband A Call to Husbands Without a doubt husbands have a great amount of responsibility towards their marriages. Your role cannot be taken lightly and you cannot have a laid back attitude towards your marriage which sadly many off us fall...
Relationship Evaluation
Relationship Evaluation How is your Relationship/Marriage Doing? Listed Below is a list of attitudes and activities that produce healthy relationships. Rate yourselves on a scale of 1 (Low) to 10 (High). *Make sure you rate each other! 1. Do I give myself unselfishly...
Safe Communication – Part Two
Safe Communication (Part Two) How to apply Health Communication I previously raised reasons for common communication breakdowns in relationships in our day and age. I mentioned that alternative communication methods like social media, sms, emails and more in today’s...
Anxiety
Do I suffer from Anxiety Attacks ? How to Identify Anxiety Symptoms When talking about anxiety most people would be able to relate to the symptoms of anxiety in some sort of a way. Anxiety, stress, Phobia, fear, worry and tension are words with different technical...
Love and Respect Part 2
His Love motivates her Respect, that motivates his Love Part one of love and respect it was noted that the Wife Desires to be loved and the Husband to be Respected and when one party is denied love or respect the crazy cycle starts. The crazy cycle is where one party...
Trauma Incident Reduction
What is Trauma Incident Reduction? Traumatic Incident Reduction is one of a variety of techniques used by Facilitators working with clients (viewers) within the comprehensive subject called Applied Metapsychology. The TIR technique is very simple and straight forward....
Love and Respect Part 1
How to provide and receive Love and respect in a relationship The Challenge: Why he does not love and why she does not respect? Two very important challenges of any relationship can be summarised in the following: 1. The Love she desperately desires. 2. The Respect he...
Safe Communication – Part One
Safe Communication (Part one) The Breakdown in Communication Being a Professional Relationship Counsellor and practicing over 5 Years I have dealt with many cases over this time. Myself being married almost four Years I understand and apply safe communication within...
Stress in the Workplace
Stress in the workplace - How to manage Work-Stress Stress does not necessarily have to be negative and can help us at times do our work more efficiently. If you find yourself in a place where work stress is taking over your life, you need to consider the following...
It Started Innocently – Pornography
It Started Innocently - Pornography It started innocently. Late one evening JP was at his work desk answering some emails and finishing up some last work when he opened up a message that contained pornographic images. All alone in the room, he looked around quickly...
Oscar Pistorius Trail
1. How do you believe Oscar and his family members are feeling physically, emotionally and mentally as they go through this court case? Oscar and his family had a year to prepare themselves physically, emotionally and mentally for what they are going to face in this...