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Integrating Awareness on Facebook
I was looking through my postings on the Facebook page for Integrating Awareness, and I realised that there are a whole lot of items there that are very interesting and that you may have missed unless you follow that page…
Statistics about marriage
Just thought I’d share a few comments on statistics about marriage compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics in 2013. It appears “living in sin” is no longer a big issue for Australians, as 77% of couples live together before…
Sleep problems, and their implications
How is your sleep? Are you sleeping as well as you would like to do? Are you tired through the day, due to never really getting quite the sleep quality you would like? Do you sometimes (or regularly) resort to…
Videos about marriage-relationship-couple counselling
Earlier this year a young woman from Korea came to interview me on the subject of Love, and how couples can be helped to have more quality in their relationship. Her name is Suyoung Kim, and in 2011 she went…
Mindfulness; current research findings
The benefits from developing mindfulness skills is continuing to be demonstrated by scientific research projects all over the world. I have recently published an article on my website, in which I summarise a few interesting research findings from the past…
Merry Christmas 2013
Just wanted to send you my greetings and warmest wishes for a happy holiday season, and I thought I’d share a couple of funny images that are pertinent to the season. I hope they will give your smiling muscles a…
Response to Men and Women (mis)communicating
I received this video link in response to the newsletter that I sent out a few days ago. It so beautifully illustrates the point that I made, that I just have to send it to you. It is SOOO funny…
Men and women (mis)communicating
One of the recurring themes in couples counselling is the differences in communication styles that men and women have. There is an almost endless list of example of this, but one of the most common issues comes up in the…
Midlife crisis checklist
I found this midlife crisis checklist on the website for the Mirror (UK), and thought it was funny enough (and also quite pertinent) to share with you. Check the list and see how many apply to you… Wanting a simpler…
Interesting benefits from mindfulness meditation
Commonly, when people wish to explore the benefits from mindfulness meditation, it is because they want to be able to slow down their minds that otherwise typically seem to run wild most of the day, so that they can have…
Mid-life crisis or mid-life opportunity?
Mid-life crisis, that’s what men go through in their forties, when they leave their wife and children to hook up with their blond, young bimbo of a secretary, and go cruising down the highway with her in the newly purchased…
Passive relationship abuse
There are many forms of relationship abuse. Most relationship abuse is recognised as “active abuse,” but I reckon there is another, less recognised form of abuse too; “passive abuse,” which can be equally destructive to relationship quality. Similar to passive…
