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MOTHERS AND DAUGHTERS

Sandra Bowden 26/08/2017

5 Key Factors which led to a successful relationship A few years ago, a mother presented in my counseling room very concerned about her relationship with her young adolescent daughter at the time. She clearly valued a relationship with her daughter, and was concerned no matter how she tried to connect, how she communicated, it […]

HERE’S WHY PRINCE HARRY SHUT DOWN EMOTIONALLY

Sandra Bowden 15/08/2017

Prince Harry said this to royal correspondent, Hannah Furness, during a recent interview about the death of his mother: “I have probably been very close to a complete breakdown on numerous occasions when all sorts of grief and sort of lies and misconceptions and everything are coming to you from every angle.” These are words […]

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE DIFFICULT YEARS IN MARRIAGE

Sandra Bowden 14/08/2017

HOW TO NAVIGATE THE DIFFICULT YEARS IN MARRIAGE All great marriages go through tough times! The journey of marriage, and the two people in it, transition through different stages throughout its lifetime. It could be when the first baby comes along, children going through adolescence, young adults leaving home, a partner’s illness, challenging in-laws, unemployment, […]

WHEN FAMILY HURTS

Sandra Bowden 11/08/2017

There is a deep need in all of us to belong, to be part of people we can call home. Generally, ‘home’ is our family, those individuals we are connected to by blood. Within a good enough family, we are supported, loved, protected, comforted, and celebrated. There is an experience of reliability and dependability within […]

THREE QUESTIONS YOU NEED TO ASK

Sandra Bowden 07/08/2017

Marriage counselling has been a place of great learning, not just for my clients, but for me as a counsellor. It is not about what I think, and understand about marriage after years of education and training, but what I know, because of those couples who have been willing, and brave enough, to present the […]

INTOXICATING OR TOXIC RELATIONSHIP

Sandra Bowden 04/08/2017

There is nothing quite like starting a new relationship. It is fun and exciting. It seems everything changes for the better, and life feels intoxicating to say the least. But what if the relationship starts off on a foundation of conflicting values, different levels of commitment, betrayal, and denial? These potentially toxic factors could predict […]

WHEN YOUR LIFE AND MY LIFE MATTERS

Sandra Bowden 28/07/2017

It seems the most common cause for the failing of marriages and partnerships is change. Change is inevitable; like the passing of time, change is going to happen. We evolve as people individually, so in turn our relationships will evolve, or not. We fall in love, we get married, make a commitment to one […]

A NEW NORMAL

Sandra Bowden 26/07/2016

A few days ago I had a conversation with a young woman who recently became a parent. As most new mums do, she talked easily about the joys of parenthood; how amazing her body is for being able to produce this perfect little human being, falling in love as she could never have imagined she […]

TELL ME THE TRUTH

Sandra Bowden 21/10/2015

Over the years I have heard this phrase many times in couples and family counselling. Often made me think about the 1992 movie, A Few Good Men with Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise, when Nicholson’s character, Colonel Jessep, yells out in court “You can’t handle the truth!” It is one thing asking for the […]

CONSIDERING THE IMPORTANCE OF OUR THOUGHTS

Sandra Bowden 02/10/2015

Thoughts….we all have them, and they do impact our lives emotionally, behaviorally, and within our relationships with those around us. Many experts in the field of counselling and psychology have researched this topic in depth, to bring us new ways of understanding and managing our own thought patterns. In many instances the focus is on […]