The break-up of a relationship is the 2nd most traumatic experience we will go through after the loss of a loved one. And Swiss psychologist Elizabeth Kuble-Ross developed the loss cycle, showing the 5 emotional stages of grief we pass through after the break-up of a relationship. These 5 stages of the loss cycle are [...]

Children may go through many feelings, thoughts and emotions dealing with their parents break-up. This can be a very stressful and worrying time for them and they too are going through a grieving process from the loss of the family unit they once knew. This is normal. It is the job of the parent to [...]

Focus on your breathing- notice each inhale and exhale. Take slow deep breathes Use positive affirmations Mindfulness Stop, breathe and then act. Count to 5 before re-acting Write a gratitude list. Keep it somewhere where you can see it everyday Muscle relaxation exercises- tensing and relaxing different muscle groups throughout the body Walk among nature [...]

Sometimes toxic behaviour in a person can be just their natural personality. Other times it can be due to mental illness. Either way, this can cause the family dynamics to be very toxic through, drama, conflict, being manipulative, exploitative, controlling, needy, jealous, extremely competitive, entitled, vindictive, false accusations, attention seeking and needing constant validation. It [...]

Survivors of intimate relationships with narcissists will understand the attention seeking/validation a narcissistic abuser displays as they try to gain narcissistic supply be it through praise, admiration, validation, sex, status, wealth or even compassion of a co-dependent. One of the common ways narcissists retain narcissistic supply is through triangulation. This is the act of having [...]