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Transform Conflict Into Connection: A therapist’s guide

by Robin | Jul 13, 2024 | Couples therapy

Healthy relationship conflict involves understanding some basic neuroscience and employing effective communication strategies. When we get this right, we take the danger out of conflict and minimise the risk of escalation and rupture. Today, I’ll focus on the...

Using Neurobiology to Stay Connected in Conflict

by Robin | Mar 25, 2024 | Couples therapy

If there’s one thing people most dread in relationships, it’s conflict. We avoid conflict or treat it as a hallmark of a dysfunctional or failing relationship. It’s understandable why we might have this view. Few of us have models of how to have healthy relationship...

Daily Rituals That Improve Relationship Intimacy

by Robin | Jan 31, 2024 | Couples therapy

Romantic relationships thrive on the delicate balance of love, trust, and connection. Underpinning that balance is a sense of stability and shared meaning between partners. Relationship rituals are an important way of helping couples create symbolic meaning and shared...

Holiday Relationship Stress: The 5 Ps of staying connected

by Robin | Dec 14, 2023 | Couples therapy

The holiday season can be a time of joy, togetherness, and celebration. It can also be chaotic, stressful and overwhelming, as many couples navigate myriad stressors that may impact the security of their relationship. Relationship insecurity often leads to conflict,...

Why Secure Functioning Matters More Than Secure Attachment in Couples

by Robin | Aug 25, 2023 | Couples therapy

It’s commonly thought that having a secure attachment style in yourself or your partner is the holy grail of relationships. The belief goes that if you have a secure attachment style you won’t be troubled by the push-me-pull-you of insecure attachment and that...

Nervous System Regulation Explained: How to coping with life’s challenges

by Robin | Mar 4, 2022 | Couples therapy

One of the main things I focus on as a foundational practice in my sessions with individuals and couples is arousal regulation. That is, learning how to be aware of and manage stress and stressors in real-time as it affects one’s nervous system. I actually think that...

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Transform Conflict Into Connection: A therapist’s guide

Using Neurobiology to Stay Connected in Conflict

Daily Rituals That Improve Relationship Intimacy

Holiday Relationship Stress: The 5 Ps of staying connected

Why Secure Functioning Matters More Than Secure Attachment in Couples

Nervous System Regulation Explained: How to coping with life’s challenges

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