Helping the Wimbledon Players and Their Fans
As Wimbledon gets into its second week and the palpable tension mounts day by day, I have been observing the players and the relationship that they develop with their fans. However, Britain’s Andy Murray has gone a step further, and admitted recently that he has engaged the services of a psychiatrist to help him with […]
Sitting for a Portrait Is Just Like a Therapy Session
Ian Bruce, artist The other day I agreed to sit for my portrait. Not that I want to hang it in my consulting rooms for my clients to stare at, but I thought it would be something for the “vanity” department. After all, these days so many people take “selfies” – including the Prime Minister […]
I love my boyfriend but worry because he doesn’t want to get married
I have been with my boyfriend for six years. We are not married, don’t have children (we don’t want them) and we live together. I am 29, he is 36. I think we have a good relationship and enjoy spending time together. I would like to get married (or at least engaged), but he says […]
Marriage Week: What Are The Biggest Issues In A Marriage And How Can You Fix It?
Marriage week may sound cheesier than a Camembert, but the idea of couples taking time to pause and reflect on the state of their relationship is not a bad one. Although most people think they know what marriage is about, we clearly don’t have it sussed – the UK has one of the highest divorce […]
Richard Ayoade Vs Krishnan Guru-Murthy
The recent interview between the very talented comedian Richard Ayoade and Krishnan Guru-Murthy on Channel 4 News – has left me thinking about the relationship between interviewer and interviewee. Click [here] to read to the blog “reprinted from The Huffington Post”
10 lessons every couple can learn from Claire and Frank Underwood
HOUSE OF CARDS Click [here] to read the lessons from the most ruthless partnership since the Macbeths “reprinted from the London Evening Standard”
‘Romantic’ Statuses On Facebook
This is why people in relationships really post ‘romantic’ statuses on Facebook Read the full post {here} “reprinted from the Huffington Post”
BAD JEWS
I really didn’t know what to expect when I went to the theatre in London the other evening to see Joshua Harmon’s play Bad Jews, set in a tiny studio apartment in Manhattan overlooking the Hudson River. The play, just 90 minutes long, had been exported from the United States and was on the stage […]
Why Lord and Lady Grantham should have couples counselling
Cora Crawley and Simon Bricker Reposted from the Huffington Post, 7th October, 2014 Simon Bricker is the curious art historian played by Richard E. Grant, who has featured in the last few episodes of Downton Abbey and is apparently head over heels with Lady Grantham. In fact, he is so in awe with her that […]
Being Open and Honest About Things That Trouble Us
REPOSTED from The Huffington Post on February 11th, 2014 I have never met Alastair Campbell, Tony Blair’s former spin doctor, but I could not help but sit up and take notice when he said publicly that he is back on anti-depressants to help him fight his mental illness. It is a brave and admirable thing […]