We had our first family Christmas lunch this weekend. There was the pulling of Christmas Crackers, the wearing of funny hats and the eating of huge amounts of food. We have adult children, and we are widespread across the world. Our family is a blended family, and we can rarely all be together on Christmas […]
Clients typically come to Practical Help coaching with specific goals, such as saving their marriage, ending a marriage, becoming better parents, or navigating step-parenting. Each client’s agenda is unique. Values and coaching. To effectively assist a client, I like to start the coaching journey by understanding who they are. This doesn’t mean asking about their […]
Divorce may be full of trauma. Marriage doesn’t start that way. It is fair to say that in most circumstances, the bride and groom do not consider divorce on their wedding day. On this, the happiest of days, most things are perfect. However, a perfect wedding day isn’t a guarantee of an ideal, trouble-free marriage. […]
Is your relationship ready for Christmas? With just over seven weeks until Christmas, it’s a good time to evaluate the strength of your relationship. The new year often sees a rise in divorce and separation. The stress of the holiday season, as well as the pressure to be cheerful, can be overwhelming for a marriage […]
Blended families and stepfamilies are on the increase in the UK and the United States. With divorce rates increasing in the last fifty years, today’s children are often members of families that include both biological and step grandparents. The situation isn’t going to change any time soon therefore the number of step grandparents in western […]
Gathering our olive crop. This week we have been picking and harvesting our olive crop and it’s here in Italy each year that I realise our marriage is like our olive crop. Each October we make the journey with family and friends to the home of my mother-in-law. It is our annual pilgrimage where we […]
Life scripts and why they are important. A life script is an unconscious life plan that we make for ourselves from a very early age. We are forming this plan as small children and without awareness we are living this plan throughout our lives. Our parents, family and care givers (teachers, religious leaders, babysitters etc) […]
Imagine yourself in this scenario, you have been married for fifteen years and your marriage is ending. You have decided to separate from your spouse. Overall, it hasn’t been a bad marriage, the first eight years were very happy. The last few years were a bit ropey, and your soon to be ex has admitted […]
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