FAMILY CONNECTION & ESTRANGEMENT
‘Family, eh?! Who’d have ‘em? What a polarity most of us bring to the subject. Don’t we just love ‘em and then just hate ‘em? Or perhaps not always love or hate at such extremes, but we can feel utterly confused and flummoxed by their behaviour as different members can be of our own. Being […]
UNDERSTANDING AND IMPROVING EMPATHY
What is Empathy? Empathy is the ability to understand and share the feelings of others. It is like putting your feet into another’s shoes, wiggling your toes, imagining and feeling what it might be like to experience the world from their perspective. Reflecting back and checking out what you’ve heard enables your colleague, friend or […]
MANAGING CONFLICT IN A RELATIONSHIP
Many couples come to me saying that they’re not getting on with their partner. They’re arguing over the silliest, smallest thing. A difference of opinion suddenly escalates into a shower of offensive remarks, blaming and swearing. One partner becomes upset. The other storms off. Sound familiar? In other couples one partner may have an overriding […]
ATTACHMENT THEORY SYNOPSIS
Attachment Theory was developed by John Bowlby, a British psychiatrist and psychoanalyst (1907-1990) in his pioneering work on attachment and loss. It was later expanded by Mary Ainsworth (1913-1999), an American- Canadian development psychologist who designed the ‘Strange Situation,’ a series of observations on the interactions between mothers and babies. Their work explored the bonds […]
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