It can be a powerful experience for people to feel a real-life connection with a deceased loved one. Sadly, this experience can be too readily pathologized. This article discusses the… Read more »
Tag: Relationships
Relationships: Typical Traps to Avoid
Episode 92 – Relationships: Typical Traps to Avoid Chris and Rowan talk about how to enrich and improve our intimate relationships. We discuss the work of John and Julie Gottman,… Read more »
Effective Empathising with Mentalising
Episode 75 – Effective Empathising with Mentalising Chris and Rowan discuss the topic of mentalisation, which is about how we can best empathise with others. It supports healthy relationships, leads… Read more »
Flow, Friendships and Families
Episode 59 – Flow, Friendships and Families As a follow-up to last week’s episode about flow, Chris and Rowan discuss the topic in the context of our relationships and friendships…. Read more »
A Recipe of Resources
Episode 30 – A Recipe of Resources With waiting times for appointments with psychologists growing all across Australia, Chris and Rowan discuss some of the other options that are available… Read more »
Managing with Anger
Managing with Anger One of the more common problems related to mental health is difficulty managing with anger. Anger problems typically involve repeated verbal or physical aggression, or destructive anger… Read more »
Interpreting Anger
Episode 11 – Interpreting Anger This week, Chris and Rowan look at the topic of anger. Recognising that there are many situations that it’s ok to be angry, we focus… Read more »
Conflict Busters
This article discusses some ways of managing conflict in the home, with a particular emphasis on managing conflict in the context of lockdown.
Episode 3 – Quelling Quarrels in Quarantine
Quelling Quarrels in Quarantine Unfortunately, this episode is no longer available, but we have an updated version of an episode on dealing with conflict that can be accessed here This… Read more »
How to Improve Your Relationship with the Five Love Languages
Angie Hilton sits down with clinical psychologist Chris Mackey to discuss ways of improving your relationship, the five love languages. The five love languages are: words of affirmation, quality time,… Read more »