Sensitive people really do exist! They make up about 20% of the population! That question, "Whatever is the matter with you?" can finally be answered. That trait you have, of feeling hurt so easily, and of often feeling "different" to everyone else, can finally be explained. You may be a Highly Sensitive Person, like me.I have felt different all my life. For a starter I have always been tall, and so felt like a big clumsy oaf in class activities. I did not enjoy sport, because I did not like being hot and sweaty, but playing at least one sport was always encouraged, and so I chose netball. I was not good at running, nor ball passing, and so due to my height, was usually placed at … [Read more...]
Putting Up Fences – Putting Out Fires
5 Days later and fed up with the silence, Mike asked me, "So when are we going to start speaking again?" I said, "You know very well what you've done. I'm wounded because you yelled at me." I had dwelt on it so many times since last Sunday. Thirty years ago, Mike and I owned a 76 acre (30 hectare) rolling hills sheep property in the Adelaide Hills, South Australia. It was a beautiful place with two dams and stocked with around 100 Border Leicester ewes, which lambed every spring. When we bought the property it had no internal fencing, so Mike drew up a design for the various paddocks and we set about putting up the fences - putting out fires. One Sunday, the two of us worked all day … [Read more...]
Depression and Low Mood
Do you find that your mood is low for large periods of the day and you generally feel 'down in the dumps'? We can all feel down from time to time. Feeling depressed is a bit different in that it tends to last longer than a couple of weeks, and is marked by low mood, significant decrease in enjoyment or interest in activities. Treatment for depression and low mood depends on several factors: the severity of your illness, what types of symptoms you have, and for how long you have had them. For some, counseling and learning cognitive techniques to alter negative thinking is sufficient for them to begin to recover. Others need to engage in activities and do … [Read more...]
Laughter
Stress relief from laughter? It's no joke.When it comes to relieving stress in your marriage, more giggles and guffaws are just what the doctor ordered. Go ahead and give it a try. Turn the corners of your mouth up into a smile and then give a laugh, even if it feels a little forced. Once you've had your chuckle, take stock of how you're feeling. Are your muscles a little less tense? Do you feel more relaxed or buoyant? That's the natural wonder of laughing at work.Read more... ------ A GREAT MARRIAGE STARTS WITH YOU ------ … [Read more...]
Coping With Marriage And ADHD
Melissa Orlov - helping couples thrive with ADHD This is a very informative conversation on what an ADHD relationship is and how to add support and structure to improve it Melissa Orlov teaches couples coping with marriage and ADHD about how ADHD impacts relationships. She is a marriage consultant and one of the top experts on how ADHD affects relationships.Too often, couples who are unaware of the impact of ADHD in their relationship pick exactly the wrong approaches to solving their marital problems approaches that would make sense for most couples, but not when one or both partners has ADHD. Watch her video below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WksZM3hvUvcGold Coast Counsellor … [Read more...]
Gold Coast Counsellor Test Drive
An Interview With Karen Gosling from Marriage Counselling Gold Coast In this Gold Coast Counsellor Test Drive interview, Karen Gosling answers some common questions about her, her counselling practice, and the tools and techniques she uses in her counselling sessions. What are your areas of counseling and why did you choose this specialty?My specialty is in helping people end emotional pain and find healing in every life. I conduct face-to-face counselling with individuals, couples and family groups who are dealing with marriage problems, relationship issues, adult add healing, and traumatic incidents.Clients who come to me for help will most often be … [Read more...]