Moving to Berlin has deepened my relationship but it has also thrown up all sorts of issues. I’ve met other couples – while out walking our dog – making similar adjustments from living abroad. So it’s got me thinking: How does being an ex-pat impact on your relationship? What’s it like … [Read more...]
Personal Development
Top Twelve Benefits of Journaling
One of the most powerful tools I use for helping my clients is keeping a journal. In fact, I ask nearly everybody to start a simple feelings journal to keep track of their emotions and what triggered them. Even if they keep it for only a couple of days, they get a profound insight. And it’s … [Read more...]
Help Me Be a Better Listener
What is the secret of why some marriages succeed and others end in divorce? The most reliable indicator of which couples will be happy, connected and in stay in love is how well they communicate. Of course, you need to be able to tell your partner how you’re feeling and be honest about problems … [Read more...]
Seven Ways to Cope With Painful Feelings
Life is hard. We want joy and happiness but we also have to cope with setbacks, rejection and pain. The problem is that we divide our feelings into two categories: positive and negative. We want the positive ones to hang around (like joy and pleasure) and get rid of the negative (in other words … [Read more...]
My Implant Experience
I have always been frightened of the dentist; not that one has ever hurt me. It’s something about not being able to see what they’re doing. At one point, aged about twelve, I simply refused to open my mouth wide enough. So the dentist decided that I should have gas - and be completely … [Read more...]
Five Reasons I Decided to Write about Myself
Over the past ten years or so, I have written eighteen self-help books. I have covered extensively the crises faced by other people but never my own. Of course, I’ve let out the odd biographical detail but I have remained resolutely private. So why have I decided now to publish my diary … [Read more...]
