January 2022 – Lissy Abrahams

What Would My Best Self Do?

By techservices
January 28, 2022
Pandemic, Self Love

We all know that New Year’s resolutions come and go as if they were written in the wind. It’s not that we don’t take them seriously when we create them. It’s just that changing our habits can be hard, despite our best intentions to follow through. For the last few…

Shouting, Crying, and Complaining – That’s Regression – An Ego Defence Mechanism

By techservices
January 25, 2022
Ego, Regression, Relationships

Our ego – the voice in our head that tells stories from first thing in the morning until late at night – is constantly attempting to create meaning to protect our identity and sense of self. We hear a moment-to-moment commentary about what’s happening inside of ourselves mentally and physically,…

It’s Ok To Be Disappointed. Most Of Us Are.

By techservices
January 20, 2022
COVID19, Family, Holidays, Pandemic, Relationships

At the end of 2021 most of us were desperate for the Christmas break to come and offer some reprieve from the year we’d just had. Especially those of us in NSW and Victoria, we wanted a change of scenery or to have freedom to be in the world doing…

Where Do We Develop Our Sense Of Safety And Trust In Relationships?

By techservices
January 18, 2022
Relationships, Safety, Trust

Why is it that some of us feel safe in our couple relationship and others don’t? Why do some of us experience our partner’s words or opinions as dangerous or threatening but someone else wouldn’t react like this? Why is it that some of us trust our partner completely, whereas…

When Should We Be Worried About Our Couple Conflict?

By techservices
January 13, 2022
Conflict, Conflict Resolution, Relationships

Many couples fight. You won’t see this on their Facebook or Instagram pics but I’m telling you they do. I would love to see partners posting pics of real life together, the good, the boring and the ugly. As a couples therapist, I see it all. Here’s the thing, it’s…

New Year’s Separation or New Year’s Resolutions

By techservices
January 10, 2022
Communication, Conflict Resolution, Divorce, New Years, Separation

Whilst many of us welcomed 2022 with excitement and thoughts of New Year’s resolutions or goals we wish to achieve, there are also many of us struggling with the state of our couple relationship and close to ending it. New Year’s Separation This is no surprise for family lawyers who…

Month: January 2022

What Would My Best Self Do?

Shouting, Crying, and Complaining – That’s Regression – An Ego Defence Mechanism

It’s Ok To Be Disappointed. Most Of Us Are.

Where Do We Develop Our Sense Of Safety And Trust In Relationships?

When Should We Be Worried About Our Couple Conflict?

New Year’s Separation or New Year’s Resolutions

Relational Templates – Blind Spots That Become Landmines

We Need To Talk About “Otherness”

Triggers – Blind Spots That Become Landmines

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