The Relationship Practice Blog Posts

With all the talk of the Corona virus it is little wonder that we may start feeling anxious. When we suffer from anxiety already, something like the fear of getting ill can tip us over the edge. Anxiety about this virus can set off a whole range of thoughts, feelings...

Lock down has intensified all our feelings and none more so than those of young people. Suddenly life is under the microscope. Not only do we feel like we have been living through a life and death scenario but for young people the last three months have felt like a...

This may have escaped popular notice, but last week was national marriage week, a celebration of an enduring if seldom untroubled institution. By coincidence or not, several studies were also published that shed light on the state of the nation’s relationships. The...

When health anxiety affects our health With all the talk of the coronavirus, it is little wonder that we may start feeling anxious. When we suffer from anxiety already, something like the fear of getting ill can tip us over the edge. Anxiety about this virus can set...

For some, anxiety and fear around coronavirus is taking hold – and is it any wonder, considering it’s dominating the news? Worry is a rational reaction to something we can’t control, but when these fears start to rule our lives, we need to do something about it, says...

“In a world where you can be anything, be kind.” How many of us have scrolled past this quote on Instagram or Pinterest? It was a social media platitude for years, but those final two words took on new poignancy – after the fact – when it emerged Caroline Flack had...

After Martin Freeman admitted he has done it, parents are now debating whether corporal punishment is ever a necessary form of discipline. The actor Martin Freeman has admitted to smacking his children when they were young, saying that sometimes it’s just too...