In very simple terms, addiction is experiencing a strong urge or craving which feels beyond your control to resist. Even if your rational thoughts tell you whatever you are craving …

The first step to moving on from addiction is facing up to things together. When addiction is a problem in your relationship you both need to take the same first …

A partner with an addiction problem can behave in a way that is reckless, appears selfish and causes chaos in their life and the lives of those close to them. …

It is August – the holiday month! The month when we are all chilled out and everyone is getting on and blissfully happy. Maybe … maybe not! More often it seems …

There are times in every relationship when it is best to keep our mouths shut. It is unnecessarily unkind to pass comment on a bad meal or a failed attempt to …

When you are in a long term relationship it easy to stop making an effort about how you look. Both men and woman sometimes feel they don’t have to try …

It’s easy to think that good communication in a relationship means telling your partner everything. But there are ways in which small secrets help to preserve a person’s sense of individuality and separateness. There is a whole range …

When we decide we want to improve our relationship we’ll begin by identifying the area of our relationship that isn’t working well or the issue that seems to cause trouble …

All couples argue, and while some do it more than others, it’s usually about similar things. Who does what at home? How should we bring up the children? Why are they …

We all argue from time to time. Living together and running hectic lives can occasionally leave us short-tempered and those niggles can just send us over the edge! It’s so …

Is your relationship affecting your health? Have you ever heard that a good relationship will benefit your health? The great news is recent research has found this to be true. …

The quality of relationships we have with friends, colleagues, family and our partner affects both our mental and physical wellbeing. Similarly how good you feel emotionally and physically will affect …