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Menopause and Mental Health (for Men to read too!)

Sara Martin — Mon, 09 Dec 2024 03:35:42 +0000

Menopause is inevitable, but suffering is not. Often Women believe they are having mental health and identity concerns, and after working with them holistically, it is clear that menopause is playing a large role. Sometimes it is a huge relief to realise this is natural, but it often feels far from natural. For the most …

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How to Write Letters to Resolve Conflict in Relationships

Sara Martin — Sat, 29 Jun 2024 08:59:02 +0000

Reciprocal Letter Writing to Learn Calm Corrective Conversation Often we get stuck in triggered and heightened communication conflicts and experience the same frustrating and often hurtful interactions that don’t seem to have any resolution. You may feel you cannot get through to the other person. You or someone else gets so angry, upset, overwhelmed or …

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What Kind Of Relationship Am I In – Is It Healthy?

Sara Martin — Mon, 25 Dec 2023 22:39:43 +0000

If you think about your relationship as a medical metaphor, which one best fits? Sometimes when my clients are stuck and indecisive about their relationship, whether that is an intimate one, family member, friendship or even a business relationship, I ask a fairly confronting question that encourages them to think outside of the square. So …

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Will My Relationship Survive?

Sara Martin — Thu, 08 Jun 2023 01:53:22 +0000

If you are asking yourself, “Will my relationship survive?”, it is well worth reading these relationship questions. Relationships can be the growth engine that prevents us from stagnating and becoming stodgy or stuck. Often we see conflict or doubts as signposts that we might not be in the right relationship or can stick it out. I …

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Things to Consider BEFORE Leaving a Relationship

Sara Martin — Mon, 08 May 2023 01:42:11 +0000

For anyone thinking about leaving a relationship, whether that be an intimate partner relationship, friendship, family or perhaps even professional, you owe it to yourself to look a little deeper before making a decision. Here are some quick self-check-in questions: If I leave, what am I going to? What things do I hope to …

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Post Relationship Breakup Questions (To Help You Move On)

Sara Martin — Sat, 08 Apr 2023 01:39:29 +0000

Here are some reflective questions to assist with moving on without bitterness and wounding from a relationship break-up: Do I have all of my heart back or have I left some parts behind? What parts do I need to re-claim? Can I encourage my heart to love again? Can I forgive? Can I choose which …

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16 Ultimate Gottman Couples Counselling Concepts

Sara Martin — Mon, 01 Aug 2022 11:05:16 +0000

When couples decide to embark on couples counselling, they often hear about a method of counselling called Gottman Couples Counselling. Dr. John and Julie Gottman are world-renowned for their work on marriage stability and divorce prediction based on forty years of research with thousands of couples. John is the author or co-author of over 200 published …

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What is Post-Traumatic Growth?

Sara Martin — Sun, 03 Jul 2022 08:53:54 +0000

I’ve recently done a PD with Dr Fiona Pienaar based on the work of Richard Tedeschi & Lawrence Calhoun (1995) and want to share some key insights and questions for you to reflect on. Trauma includes (but is not limited to) our experience of the pandemic and natural disasters as well as relational trauma (such …

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Cognitive Behaviour Therapy [CBT]: A Modern Neuroscience Approach

Sara Martin — Wed, 02 Mar 2022 05:10:25 +0000

(incorporating mindfulness, cognitive behaviour therapy, self -compassion and neuroplasticity concepts) Neuro-education and Principles: Whatever we think about grows and thickens neurological pathways. In simplest terms think of our neuro networks as green trees or black trees. You can grow and thicken the branches on ‘green trees’ (positivity or neutrality) or ‘black trees’ (negativity) by feeding …

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