Has Cupid’s Arrow Missed its Mark

Oh yes, we love to hang onto the myth of Cupid’s arrow don’t we! We would love to abdicate responsibility for our choices, wouldn’t we – whether it be Cupid or Fate – we find excuses and reasons for our actions.
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Living with Cancer – Dianne Lang

When I was diagnosed with acute leukaemia

I was forced to slow down and realise that there is perfection in every moment.

I learned that being dependent on someone does not make you weak.

I stopped trying to save the world and became more effective with just one challenge.

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Are you the ugly duckling in your marriage?

There is probably no lonelier place than to find yourself an outsider in your own family.  Look at the Ugly Duckling, did he not, with his feathers all stubby and brown, feel like an outsider in his family? Moreover was he not chased away by prejudice and lack of understanding of difference?

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Pain & Joy in Intimate Relationships

Our essential narcissism usually dictates that we prefer others who reflect back to us our own image, mostly in terms of coloring, shape, and size. We are all probably also attracted to general robustness and other characteristics associated with the survival of the fittest. (more…)

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THE HIDDEN TRUTH

THE HIDDEN TRUTH - ENDING THE SILENCE ON POST-NATAL DEPRESSION

Often heralded as ‘the silent epidemic’ due to the reluctance of sufferers to talk openly about their experiences, post-natal depression – or post-natal illness as it is now known – is reported to affect approximately one in ten women. Here, Caroline Clutterbuck speaks to Elizabeth, a 35-year-old mother of two who has had PNI since the birth of her first son almost five years ago.
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