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Navigating Menopause and Relationships
Transforming Challenges into Strengths with Emotionally Focused Therapy Menopause is a significant transition in a woman’s life, often accompanied by physical, emotional, and psychological changes. It can affect many aspects of life, including intimate relationships....
Exploring Sexual Fantasies: The Senate Approach to Safety and Bonding
Strengthening Your Physical Bond Exploring sexual fantasies can be a profoundly enriching part of a relationship, helping partners to connect on a more intimate level. However, these explorations must happen within a framework promoting emotional and physical safety....
Surviving Summer Holidays as a Couple: With and Without Children
Tips and Tricks for a Well-Deserved Break Summer holidays can be a highlight for many, but whether you're travelling with children or enjoying a more carefree escape, they also come with unique challenges. Finding time to relax, navigating different needs, and...
Sex After Kids: The Process of Reconnection
Reestablishing Physical Intimacy Becoming parents is one of the most profound transitions a couple can experience. Amidst the joy and chaos of raising children, it's common for intimacy to take a backseat. Yet reconnecting sexually is key to sustaining the emotional...
Tools to Help Navigate Difficult Conversations
Emotionally Focused Therapy Toolkit Sharing your life with someone involves engaging in open and honest conversations, even when those discussions become challenging. However, achieving this can often feel daunting. During difficult conversations, it's common for...
Understanding Anticipatory Grief and Its Impact on Relationships
Grief is often associated with losing someone or something dear to us, typically following the event. However, many individuals experience a different form of grief known as "anticipatory grief" or "preparatory grief." This type of grief arises when we know that a...
Understanding the Long-Term Impact of Child Abuse on Adult Survivors and Relationships
Don't allow the past to get in the way of your future. Every year, many children fall victim to abuse at the hands of parents, guardians, and other adults. This abuse—be it physical, sexual, verbal, or emotional—can leave deep, lasting scars on their hearts and minds....
The Complexity of Forgiveness After an Affair
Is it possible to heal? In the wake of infidelity, the path to forgiveness can feel like navigating a minefield. For many, the question isn't just whether to forgive but how to do so in a way that promotes healing rather than resentment. Understanding the Pain The...
An Alternative Valentine’s Day: The Gift of Connection
Couples Intensives at The Listening Room Valentine's Day often brings to mind flowers, chocolates, and elaborate dinner reservations. While these gestures can be lovely, they usually distract us from our more profound connection with our partners. This year, why not...
New Year, New Couple Goals
Building a Stronger Relationship As we step into a new year, many of us take the opportunity to reflect and set fresh goals. While personal resolutions often take centre stage, focusing on our relationships is equally important. For couples looking to deepen their...
Navigating Sobriety Through the Festive Season
Tips for a Joyful and Alcohol-Free Holiday The festive season is often associated with celebrations, gatherings, and indulgence, including alcohol consumption. For individuals committed to sobriety, navigating this time of year can pose unique challenges. However,...
The Lingering Impact of Boarding School
Navigating Intimacy and Emotional Safety in Adult Relationships A mix of independence, academic rigour, and social challenges often characterises boarding school experiences. For many, these formative years can shape their academic and social skills, emotional...
Rediscovering Intimacy: Nurturing Your Sex Life Post-Children
Parenthood is an incredible journey filled with joys, challenges, and countless adjustments. Among these adjustments, maintaining a fulfilling sex life often takes a backseat, especially in the whirlwind of nappies, feedings, and sleepless nights. It's a common...
Dive Deeper into Your Relationship with Couples Intensives
In Hove at The Listening Room Building a solid and healthy relationship requires time, effort, and commitment. While weekly therapy sessions can be incredibly beneficial for couples seeking to improve their connection, only some have the flexibility to commit to...
How to Talk to Your Partner About Cross-Dressing
Cross-dressing is a deeply personal and often misunderstood aspect of identity and expression. For many individuals, it's an integral part of who they are, but discussing it with a partner can be daunting. Fear of rejection, misunderstanding, or ridicule can make...