Friendship

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Limerence - Why some break ups are so hard!

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Limerence - Why some break ups are so hard!

Friendships end.

Romantic relationships end.

And sometimes, the relationship ending with one person is far more difficult than other endings.

Perhaps you notice that the pain doesn’t fade, it intensifies. 

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Yes we are a couple, but are we friends?

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Yes we are a couple, but are we friends?

At the beginning of your relationship, this question may have seemed absurd. 

Of course you were friends - perhaps your new love interest seemed like you new BEST friend!! Back then you could list off many qualities and traits of this new person in your life. 

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Lost Opportunities in Friendship Building

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Lost Opportunities in Friendship Building

When a relationship ends, it can be tempting to want to be alone and lick our wounds, so to speak. 

For optimal psychological health, we need time alone and time in connection with others.

Human beings thrive in meaningful relationships.

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Are You a Lie-Invitee?

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Are You a Lie-Invitee?

Are you a lie invitee?

It can be helpful to ask yourself what it might be like to be in relationship to you.

How do you react to disagreement or differences of opinion?

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Social Anxiety - 6 considerations

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Social Anxiety - 6 considerations

It’s really normal to wonder what other people think about you.

I’ve heard clients say things like, “I have an opinion but I’m afraid of their reaction”, “it’s easier to say nothing because then I won’t say the wrong thing”, or “I’m so busy stressing about what to say that the moment passes and my comment isn’t relevant anymore”.

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Anxiety Interfering with Friendship - 4 Important Practices

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Anxiety Interfering with Friendship - 4 Important Practices

Have you ever wondered where your friends have gone? Or noticed you don’t have many friends? Or not enough of them?

Perhaps the rigours of raising kids, a move, or meeting the demands of work have eaten up your time and interest in maintaining friendships.