HOW TO: Make stepfamilies work

Posted May 15th 2012

Becoming part of a step-family is not something most children would choose, and tensions can arise. But with good communication, new families can succeed. By Suzie Hayman

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How to manage a toxic mother

Posted May 2nd 2012

She says she loves you. You know she needs you. Yet you are on high alert in her company, waiting for the next outburst or put-down. The time you spend with her leaves you feeling apologetic, unworthy, unlovable or timid – and these beliefs pervade every area of your life. The effects of a difficult [...]

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Grown-up siblings: how to move on

Posted March 20th 2012

As children you share games, laughter, fights and maybe even a bedroom with your siblings, but as adults you might be jealous of one another or keep out of each other’s way. What’s the solution?

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DILEMMA: I’m too homesick to do my job

Posted November 7th 2011, by Lucy Beresford

I’m a 36-year-old man, and I still get extreme homesickness. It went away for a while, but now I’m married and have a young daughter, it’s become really bad. Whenever I have to go away without them, I get anxious pangs, and feel like crying if I think about home. Travel is an unavoidable part [...]

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My stepdad is always criticising me

Posted October 10th 2011, by Lucy Beresford

My mum and stepfather have been married for 15 years, and my relationship with him (never good) is getting worse. He has never been interested in me or my brother, and now, whenever we have to see him, he is surly and rude. If he visits my home, he criticises my cooking, my appearance, and [...]

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Nurturing the father-daughter bond

Posted October 5th 2011

by Emma Cook

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