Archive for the ‘Blog’ Category
Life, Love & Nelson Mandala
Wednesday, July 23rd, 2014
It’s ‘funny’ where some of the best people in life come from. In my experience they come from the most unexpected places and in the form of the most unexpected people. It’s a bit of a crusade of mine and an on going theme in some of my musings. A few days ago Google marked […]
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Why Marriage Preparation is so important
Wednesday, June 18th, 2014
We spend years preparing to take the Leaving certificate. We spend years training and learning about performing at our best at our chosen sport, and yet we spend next to no time preparing for what will be the most significant role in our life. When we decide to marry someone, or live with our life partner we assume […]
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This Father’s Day - Appreciate your Dad
Friday, June 13th, 2014
‘If you think I’m cute you should see my Dad’…such was the wording on a T shirt I once bought my son! Well…I thought it was true ! Seriously though, we Dads like to be seen as heroes to our children (and partners for that matter). Too often, for those lucky enough to have a […]
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Nagging and Death - Relationships Ireland
Wednesday, June 4th, 2014
Danish researchers have, after meticulous research’ detected a possible link between nagging and death. Their research shows that wives/partners who constantly nag their partners/husbands can induce an early death in those same partners/husbands. I don’t know if that a direct link can be made or not. I tend to be a little sceptical with a lot […]
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Comforting Cuppas - Can sharing a cup of tea help heal a broken relationship?
Tuesday, February 18th, 2014
Despite the advances in psychology and neuroscience it seems that sharing a cup of tea can go a long way to healing broken relationships. Recent research from The Open University has shown that small loving gestures, such as making someone a cup of tea, is seen as contributing to our overall happiness. But we knew […]
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Parenting Teens During Relationship Difficulties or Separation
Tuesday, September 24th, 2013
Parenting teens can be a challenging time even when family relationships are reasonably good. When parents are separated or going through their own relationship difficulties the challenges of parenting teenagers can seem insurmountable for all concerned. The normal developmental tasks for teenagers include a growing individuality and independence. Teens need a secure enough home life […]
Tags: parenting, separation support, Teen Between | Posted in Blog |
Families Joining Together
Tuesday, November 27th, 2012
When second families start joining together family life can become complicated. It can be difficult to know what to call your family, is it a stepfamily, a blended family or a link family? Whatever you choose to call it, it is still your family, just in a different form. Blending different families doesn’t happen easily. […]
Disposable relationships / Disposable people
Monday, February 6th, 2012
We are living in an age where almost everything is disposable. It appears, even in these cash strapped days that we dispose of more items than we save. Can the same be said of our relationships?
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The adult children of separating parents
Monday, January 30th, 2012
Was on The Late Lunch on LMFM last Friday to talk about ‘When a relationship ends – overcoming the emotional rollercoaster of separation’ which was published last November. Separation is such a complex issue to discuss in such a short time and anyone who has gone through it will say it takes a lot longer to get over than they thought possible. Although I have done a number of interviews on the topic, this interview was different because it touched on the experience of the adult child/children of separated parents.
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A new year .. a new start
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Today is the first day back at work for many people. Although the break was welcomed by most at the end of a particularly difficult year for this country, the media was full of news of relationship breakups over the past week - the marriages of Sinead O’Connor and Barry Herriedge, Russell Brand and Katie […]
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