SOS From An Expat Spouse
Did you know that 86% of expatriates take their spouse or family along when moving abroad? Are you one of them? You may have noticed that...
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The Blog
This blog is inspired, partly by personal experience with being a mother and partner – and partly by many years of experience with counselling couples, families, teenagers and individuals. The topics are existential issues which most of us can relate to regardless of faith or cultural background and hopefully they will serve as inspiration on your journey.
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It's Not About the Food
Each year, thousands of teens develop eating disorders, or problems with weight, or body image. Eating disorders are more than just going...
Fear of Change
In general, if we strive to change our lives, it’s usually in order to improve it. When we consider changing, we invariably think about...
Sexual Abuse of Children, by Children
It is not always easy to tell the difference between natural sexual curiosity and potentially abusive behaviors. Children, particularly...
When the Kids Are Fighting
Here we go again… with the screaming and yelling, crying and swearing. It’s so frustrating when nothing you say and do seems to ease of...
The Power of Thoughts
Quantum Mechanics has proven that the waves of energy or potential that make up the field of reality that we live, move and breathe in...
Overprotective Parents
Children do not tiptoe through life, they romp, they run, they jump, and they explore. Given this scenario, parents should accept that...
Successful Step-Parenting
When two people chose to remarry with children, they must commit to the complexity of marrying both as parents and as a couple. In other...
The Search For Love
We search for love and try to get love, and yet it seems we never get enough. Even when we’ve found it, it can easily slip away as time...
A Guide to Expatriate Success
Families on expatriate assignment can greatly influence the quality of the experience by choosing to embrace the assignment. An...
Toddler's Temper Tantrum
Screaming, crying, kicking, throwing things, we recognize a tantrum when we see one. But did you know that one of the best opportunities...
The Complexity of Motherhood
“The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is...
You Are What You Wear
I seldom watch television but one type of programs that really catch my attention is the “make-overs”. You see I am deeply fascinated by...
Relationship Dialogue Questions
Our need for a loving connection with another person is not a character flaw or weakness. It is a primal desire like our need for food...
Commitment & Sacrifice Go Hand In Hand
A relationship is a lot like running a marathon. There are highs and lows, challenges and rewards, and times when you may want to give...
Happy Meals Are Healthy
After-school activities, long days at work and commutes, it's no wonder only a few families eat dinner together. Yet studies show that...
How to Develop Social Responsibility
Political and corporate terms some times become so powerful guidelines in our personal lives that we are losing the forest for the trees....
Stress-free Relationships
We often hear people say, "He drives me crazy!" or "She stresses me out." Although a long-term relationship can be extremely rewarding it...
How to Spring Clean Your Life
Springtime is definitely the season that symbolizes new life and a new beginning, so what could be more appropriate than giving your life...
Are you stuck in the "Anger-treadmill"?
Is your emotional life pretty much like a roller coaster? You may be in extreme joy one moment but in the next, your emotion comes...
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