Relationship Wellness

In workplaces throughout the world, hundreds of emails are sent each day. And if you work in an office, chances are you use the technology to correspond with colleagues, customers and other professional contacts. But how much thought do you…

It’s obvious how relationship problems can affect family wellness, but you may not be aware how your relationship with your partner affects your personal health. Relationship distress can interfere with your immune system and hormones,…

Research shows that our libidos can still be strong well in our sixties and beyond – for both men and women. A recent report by the English Longitudinal Study of Ageing found that two-thirds of men and women aged 50-90 years old said that…

Having a good relationship with your boss is essential for helping to make your working day enjoyable and stress-free. When you get on well with your boss, you can share problems, discuss ideas and enjoy an open and honest relationship…

If your children are under the age of 30, chances are that you still play a disproportionately large role in their emotional and financial wellness, and even take care of smaller aspects of their wellbeing. This is according to a new report…

It’s a common story: Your other half comes home from work irritable, tired and grumpy. The result is often a fight or argument, usually over something trivial, leading to bad feeling and resentment. The lack of a sensible work-life balance…

It’s not something that most parents would admit to. But studies show that many parents with more than one child secretly have a favourite. In a survey of 768 parents, conducted by the University of California, researchers found that 70% of…

Jealousy is an emotion that can test even the strongest friendship. If you have a friend who is jealous of you, it can be difficult. Perhaps they regularly make comments expressing their envy or maybe they just negatively compare their own…

We all have off days when we’re grumpy and bad tempered. But if your spouse or partner is more than just grumpy and suffers from angry outbursts on a regular occasion, it can make your life miserable. The problem with anger is that it…

Marriage changes your whole life. From the daily challenges of living your life together and maintaining a great relationship to starting a family and beyond, tying the not can be a roller coaster of emotions, financial implications and…

When a relationship is in its early weeks and months, it’s easy to believe that everything is perfect. You can’t imagine your partner ever doing anything to upset you because they are so wonderful! But then the day comes when you have your…

Your personality plays a key role in your dating process. It influences who attracts you, how you come across to them and is more important than appearance when it comes to real sparks flying. Your zodiac sign can be an indicator of your…

Here are a couple of red flags that let you know that your romantic partner is better off in the friend zone: You don’t care how you look. It’s natural to want to dress a little nicer just for them. But if you never care about impressing…

Not everyone is blessed with dating confidence and there are those who have found themselves cringing at the idea of meeting a potential partner in a social situation. However, this kind of self-confidence is something that any man or woman…

A sense of humour is a common characteristic people look for in a partner. There’s a reason for it: Couples who laugh together have a stronger bond, and are able to more easily overcome conflicts and stresses in their relationship. Laughter…

Infidelity can ruin the trust in a relationship and cause intense emotional pain, but it doesn’t have to spell the end of your marriage. There are few problems in a relationship that cause quite the same level of heartache and upset as…

Bipolar disorder affects family wellness as well as the wellbeing of the individual sufferer. Family therapy could be a way to improve the wellness of all concerned, as it can help to limit the stress that the disorder is placing on…

Your family understands the challenge that you face each day as you try to run a successful business and still make your presence and importance known in your own household. As challenging as it might be, however, you can still achieve the…

A study by Oxford University researchers suggests that kissing can tell us if we are compatible with a potential partner and, once in a relationship, may be a way of getting a partner to stick around. “Kissing in human sexual relationships…

When disagreements arise in a relationship, people tend to go down one of two routes – vocal arguments or silently seething. And while shouting is rarely a good way to tackle disagreements, giving your partner the silent treatment isn’t…

Have you ever felt tempted to look through the messages on your partner’s phone? Perhaps your partner often leaves their phone lying around while they are in a different room and you know their password. Or maybe you often hear it beep to…

If you have a classy woman in your life, gift giving might be a bit trickier than normal. Just any old bottle of perfume or a cardigan won't do; they need something special. Class up your gift giving this season and feel a bit…

If you’re taking care of family wellness, there’s one thing you need; other people. Obviously, you need more than just you to make a family, but research shows that connecting with others is vastly beneficial to your wellbeing. Not only…

In an ideal world, everyone would get on all of the time. But life isn’t like that. Some people just don’t gel together and some actively dislike others. But when your parents don’t get on with your partner, it is particularly difficult and…

Twins hold a special fascination. Being a twin can be a wonderful experience, bringing a lifetime of love and companionship but it can also bring many annoyances as people make assumptions about life as a twin. If you have twins in the…

We all know how daunting it is to start a new job. When someone new joins your workplace, it’s important to make them feel welcome. Not only will they perform better at work if they settle in quickly, but helping a new colleague will boost…

Sex education is vitally important for young people, but what it fails to recognise is that there is more to it that simply STDs and pregnancy. The emotionally and psychologically scarring effects that sex can have could be affecting…

At a certain stage in a relationship, many couples might make the decision to move in together. If you’re in a long-term relationship, this can make practical and financial sense, but living with someone is very different to just dating…

Plenty is written about how to look after your infant in the early days of life, but much of it focuses on the baby’s physical wellbeing rather than their emotional wellness. Yet, in these early days of life, your baby’s emotional…

Are you struggling to find Mr or Ms Right? Perhaps you’ve tried online dating or endured blind dates arranged by well-meaning friends but have yet to find ‘the one’? If you’re constantly meeting potential partners but forever finding…