From the August issue of ‘Your Family’ magazine
Dodging the divorce bullet It’s normal and healthy for couples to be at loggerheads sometime. While conflict can’t be avoided, you can prevent it from tearing you apart by being mindful of your arguing style. The gift of conflict is that it’s an opportunity to understand yourself and your partner better, and then grow from […]
Are school romances really doomed when you go to Uni? We asked people to share their stories
Relationship counsellor Michael Kallenbach says lives and interests can “divert” and for some people breaking up is the sensible thing when two people want to go their separate ways. His advice to couples who split, is “let your feelings happen and talk about it with someone who you feel will understand you and know what […]
Negotiating housework in a relationship
Living together has many pleasures, but one of the biggest areas of conflict can be who does which aspects of housework and when. We look at how you can negotiate the chores in a relationship. “It may seem strange, but little things like who empties the dishwasher or who puts the rubbish out for the […]
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have probably had pre-marriage counselling… here’s what it involves
While pre-marriage counselling is not compulsory in the Church of England, couples counsellor Michael Kallenbach recommends the sessions regardless of your religion. Writing for Huffpost, the relationship expert said: “Young couples often brush aside their early difficulties as trivial and unimportant; if these are left unattended to or simply brushed under the carpet, they are […]
Meghan Markle and Prince Harry will probably have had pre-marriage counselling and this is what it involves
Writing for HuffPost, couples counsellor Michael Kallenbach said he thinks pre-marital counselling should be offered to all couples ahead of their wedding, no matter what their religion. “I firmly believe that more couples should go for pre-marriage counselling, whether Christian, Jewish, Muslim or of any other religious faith,” he wrote. “Young couples often brush aside […]
From the March issue of The Tatler magazine
http://www.tatler.com/article/should-you-have-premarital-therapy
The Ultimate Survival Guide For Dealing With In-Laws: Dos And Don’ts For A Peaceful Life
Princess Eugenie’s engagement announcement today today was swiftly met by a gushing mum tweet from Sarah Ferguson, who not only proclaimed her love for soon-to-be son-in-law Jack Brooksbank, but also described him (rather bizarrely) as “a son, a brother and a best friend”. Whether over-familiar or downright difficult, relationships with the in-laws can be a […]
Prince Harry And Meghan’s Pre-marriage Counselling Is A Welcome Step
I was glad to hear that the Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby has apparently agreed to marry Prince Harry and his bride to be Meghan Markle in May. Archbishop Welby is also expected to meet the couple for some Christian pre-marriage counselling in advance of the wedding. This too is a welcome step. The couple […]
How To Tell If Your Partner Is Emotionally Cheating
When it comes to emotional cheating, the lines between what constitutes an affair, and what doesn’t, can feel very blurred. But that doesn’t detract from the pain it can cause. People have different boundaries when it comes to what constitutes inappropriate behaviour. That said, relationship counsellors do agree on one thing: when a person becomes emotionally […]
How To Break Up Gracefully
It stands to reason. Couples often use holiday periods to re-assess relationships when moments away from the stresses of work life allow freedom to ponder an alternative path – would I be better off with someone else, or even on my own? The December holiday period can be a particularly trying time for couples, especially […]