Mar 10, 2020 | Blog, Couples, Uncategorized
We welcome guest contributor psychologist Voula Antoniadis, Psychologist © 2020 Adelaide SA, to share her expertise on family violence. I regularly see a lack of understanding regarding domestic violence and abuse and I spend a lot of time using a psycho-educational...
Feb 29, 2020 | Blog, Couples, Romance
You may have heard a “six second kiss is a kiss worth coming home to.” So says Dr John Gottman award winning researcher, author and expert on relationships. What does he really mean by that? Gottman suggests a six second kiss is “long enough to feel romantic yet it...
Jan 29, 2020 | Blog, Couples, Romance
Most couples have a “story of us” that forms the basis of family myth and legend. Couple Jordan and Riley have a negative story that tends to predict the way they view their interactions and relationship. Dr John Gottman calls this ‘negative sentiment override’. It...
Jul 20, 2019 | Communication, Couples
Every day in so many ways we have the opportunity to turn towards our partner and answer their bids for connection. When our partner calls out, “Honey check out this guy on TV”, they’re making a bid for connection. You may be busy finishing an email, cooking dinner or...
May 31, 2019 | Blog, Communication, Couples, Romance
You’ve probably heard of the 36 questions that lead to love recently made popular by a New York Times columnist and featured in many places since then. And you might have scrolled through some of the questions; you probably scoffed a little (as if this could really...
May 2, 2019 | Blog, Communication, Couples, Romance
“What do you mean you don’t like word games?” I asked my husband last week. “We used to play Scrabble a lot when we met. What’s changed?” When we first meet our partners, we usually spend a lot of time getting to know each other. Time on the phone, time...
