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Step Families, Part 2: Positive, Tangible Approaches & Ideas
Newsletter, Issue 9 After speaking about what happens in step families and how individuals feel in Part 1, I know some of you are waiting for something more concrete that will support you in the realities of life in a step family, so here it is. Part 2 below...
Step Families, Part 1: A New Perspective
Newsletter, Issue 8 Are you an Insider, an Outsider, or Both? Imagine for a moment the start of a new step family... The partners want to have space, specialness and time for their new relationship and an enjoyable start together. The parent(s) want their children to...
As easy as child’s play?
Newsletter, Issue 7 I am currently reading a book about Playful Parenting by Lawrence Cohen and it's making me smile. It's reminding me of the importance of play in life and giving permission for more! In all seriousness (see how it creeps in), you should understand...
The Secret to Happiness?
Newsletter, Issue 6 Why Looking After Yourself Might Be the Secret to Happiness Scene 1: Sitting at my PC going round in circles trying hard to write my newsletter. Options: • Eat a piece of chocolate • Eat a bar of chocolate • Put the washing on • Do admin • Go out...
Ever Thought Your Relationship Was Over?
Newsletter, Issue 5 Zoo’s Australian magazine are offering one ‘lucky’ man, who is ‘stuck in a busted marriage’, the chance to win a divorce, all expenses paid, with essentials for his new lifestyle thrown in; a plasma TV, playstation, a cleaner and of course a party...
Change Takes as Long as it Takes
Newsletter, Issue 4 We live in a world obsessed with change and improvement. Everything has targets, as if these are the answer and will miraculously make things ‘better’. In business, the message is often ‘adapt and change, or die’. Managing Changes in Our Personal...
Real Family Life, and its Possibilities
Before Christmas is too far from our memories I wanted to share a Christmas letter with a difference, written by a friend's daughter-in-law, Lena Dickson, who is now living in Sweden with her family. So much of the time we share the joy and the fun of family life and...
A few Relationship Truths you wish you’d known a little sooner
Newsletter, Issue 3 Go back 50 years and couples stayed together, whatever their relationship was like, and settled for their lot. They were focused on the family and its needs, rather than on themselves as individuals. Now, life is very different. Divorce is so...
“How to have a ‘Relative’ly Stress-free Christmas”
Newsletter, Issue 2 Christmas is coming... the decorations are up, Christmas music is everywhere, cards are vying for space and your fridge and freezer are no doubt filling up with goodies. Yet for many of us, this supposedly festive season can be the most stressful...
Borocca madness
I get so angry every time I see a Borocca or Lemsip ad on TV. Their message is that as an individual our success is based on us keeping going, at a fast pace, however we feel. For what? For your all important work or role in life... but what about you? What about...