Just as there are some behaviours that are positive in a relationship, there are toxic ones. John Gottman PhD in his book “The seven principles for making a marriage work” identifies 4 main behaviours that can cripple, if not destroy a relationship and he calls them the “Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse”. As a side
When our relationships are in difficulty and we really struggle saying anything to our partner, how we say sorry for something we said or did is sometimes more important than the words we use. Andrew IggledenAndrew is a Couples Coach in his private practice, Kardinya Counselling located in Werribee & Point Cook, Victoria. After working
Simply put, subjective reality is the meaning we assign the experience(s) we have. To put it another way, have you ever had the experience where two (or more) people hear or see the same thing but yet walk away with a different perspective or account of what happened ? I’m guessing yes. Andrew IggledenAndrew is
Forgiveness has many meanings to people, it’s one of the easiest things to say we’ll do but in reality sometimes forgiveness is one of the hardest things we can do. I’d like to talk a little about what forgiveness is and is not so that it might give someone some relief especially after an affair/betrayal.
If there’s one question I get asked a lot outside the counselling rooms, it’s something along the lines of “when should you go to relationship counselling ?”. The short answer is whenever you feel it’s necessary. The long answer, well like I said it’s long, so I’ll try to shorten it. Andrew IggledenAndrew is
