What really causes addiction — to everything from cocaine to smart-phones? And how can we overcome it? Johann Hari has seen our current methods fail firsthand, as he has watched loved ones struggle to manage their addictions. He started to wonder why we treat addicts the way we do — and if there might be […]
Weekend Relationship Project #1 – Expectations
Owning My Part Is The Way Out of Any Conflict
Infidelity is one of the leading causes of divorce; it nearly doubles the chance that a couple will get divorced. And even though we live in a sexually tolerant society, still more than 90% of Americans say infidelity is morally wrong. Statistics on infidelity Although it is hard to do research on how common infidelity is, […]
Ten Question Quiz: Answer these questions honestly, and you will be able to gauge the likelihood of your marriage being affected by infidelity. 1) We decided to get married less than a year after we met. 2) You are both aged under 25 years old. 3) Your partner has unexplained mood swings that are hard […]
Three pointers on helping someone else change their habits. Having written a book on how to change your own habits, in interviews I was often asked: how can I change another person’s habits? Say I want my partner to stop cracking his knuckles or get my daughter to put down her mobile phone at meal times […]
“Most infidelity occurs in relationships at the time of pregnancy and the birth of the first child.”
Join my special guest and relationship guru Savannah Ellis and me on Baring It All with MVO Radio. Where we’re gonna share some shocking and revealing truths you will absolutely want to hear. Get ready to laugh, cry and hear the brutal honest truth and insights into this and more when it comes to your […]
Nailing difficult conversations The Age, May 18, 2015 Small Business Psychologist Savannah Ellis recommends writing down a plan of action before you start the discussion. Photo: Supplied You can put them off for as long as you like, but there’s no escaping difficult conversations. What scares us most is confrontation: how to bring it up, where […]