The holiday season can be festive and meaningful, but it also often brings stress or loneliness. Despite our best intentions, we can end up feeling tense and irritable with our loved ones. Unrealistic expectations – often based on hyped up media images – can leave us disappointed. However, if we make it our priority to recharge love and intimacy at … Read More
From Impasse to Intimacy
This is the story of Gabe and Sarah* who worked with me to transform their struggling relationship. Can they move from impasse to intimacy? Gabe is 42, and Sarah is 38. They have been together for several years, hoping to build a long-term relationship and start a family. During couples counselling, Sarah reveals they’re on the verge of breaking up … Read More
2 Top Intimacy Questions
In my workshops and sessions, I often encounter similar questions from men, and different questions from women. Overall I find there are 2 top intimacy questions. Men’s Questions: Men frequently ask, “How can I get her to open up to me? How do I get her to trust me more? How can I be more attractive to the right one?” … Read More
Everyday Miracles for Couples
Everyday miracles for couples means that by infusing our day to day lives with love and a spark of attraction, things may still be tense, stressful or downright tough, but the flame that you are nurturing between you is real and even magical. When we first fall in love with the ‘other’ there is often a period of grace where … Read More
Sick of Online Dating?
Over the last twenty or so years, like many of you, I have been partnered and single and understand the unique challenges of both. Many of my single clients complain that they never meet good potential partners. And yet they are reluctant to try online dating. Or they have tried it, hated it, and given up. If you are sick … Read More
A Couples Transformational Journey
The transformational journey of Scott and Alice is an intimate unfolding that I have been honoured to witness and guide. I believe all the people I work with are courageous and each person’s transformational journey is unique but similar patterns to this couples case study show up frequently. The Initial Struggle Scott and Alice* are sitting in front of me. … Read More
Valentine’s Day – Beyond Romance
In current times Valentine’s Day is all about romantic love, expressed through flowers, gifts and special outings. It generally appeals to the feminine as a sign she is loved and valued. For the masculine it can be daunting or of little value to himself, so a deeper intention will likely help him embrace it. Valentine’s Day – Beyond Romance – … Read More
Feeling it All (In Relationships)
It’s essential to understand that both positive and negative feelings are a natural part of life. When we open ourselves to love and become more aware, it means feeling everything, not just the positive and enjoyable emotions. Feeling it all may sound overwhelming but there are ways to make it a beautiful act. It’s great when we do feel upbeat … Read More
Are you Magnetic to Love?
Do others find you attractive or are you more of the friend type? Is your lovemaking lacking passion? You can be magnetic to love. Magnetic attraction requires opposite energies to be drawn towards each other. Masculine and feminine are good examples of opposites that attract. If we are both the same polarity, there may be deep and good feelings, but … Read More
Divine Masculine & Feminine
(Artwork by Ines Honfi http://www.ineshonfi.com) You may have heard people in the tantra and relationship space speaking of the Divine Masculine and Feminine, or invoking visions of Gods and Goddesses, and wondered about their true meaning. And how does this relate to us today, doing our best to love and connect in the midst of life’s challenges? Many of us … Read More