Being in quarantine or isolation in a pandemic is difficult. Taking care of children during a time of isolation with no schooling institutions or daycare increases that challenge significantly. Being a separated couple or blended family with children during a pandemic is just plain hard. Unfortunately, this is the reality many of us are … [Read more...] about How to Bring Separated Families Together in the Pandemic Lockdown
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The Benefits and Challenges of Online Therapy
In a time of quarantine and self-isolation, getting the counselling you need can be difficult. Fortunately, online therapy (also called Telehealth, distance therapy, or remote therapy) provides a way to get the help you need while at a distance from your health-care professionals. Online therapy is typically provided using video conferencing (or … [Read more...] about The Benefits and Challenges of Online Therapy
COVID-19: How to Manage Relationship Stress and Cope with Social Isolation
Coronavirus or COVID-19 is changing how our day-to-day lives look. With borders shut down, domestic and international flights cancelled, and non-essential businesses closed, it's a difficult adjustment to the freedoms and liberties we're used to enjoying. Quarantine and self-isolation, although necessary for everyone's health and safety, can be … [Read more...] about COVID-19: How to Manage Relationship Stress and Cope with Social Isolation
Coronavirus and Counselling: Advisory from Clinton Power + Associates
Many people are understandably concerned about coronavirus. The impact on the health of our communities is unprecedented and extraordinary. And with the rapid changes we're all encountering daily, it’s hard to stay up-to-date with the evolving developments. If you’re considering counselling with me, or you’re already a current client of mine, I … [Read more...] about Coronavirus and Counselling: Advisory from Clinton Power + Associates
STUDY:Â Firefighters can ease one another’s job stress, but loving spouses may increase itÂ
Firefighters face very high levels of job stress. This is not surprising, given they interact with people in extreme situations and are exposed to a wide range of dangers, not typical in most other professions. These stresses and difficulties, mental, physical, and emotional, have a significant impact on a firefighter's well-being. A recent … [Read more...] about STUDY:Â Firefighters can ease one another’s job stress, but loving spouses may increase itÂ
STUDY: Ageing Married Couples Replace Bickering with Humour
Honeymoon long over? Hang in there. A new University of California, Berkeley, study shows those prickly disagreements that can mark the early and middle years of marriage mellow with age as conflicts give way to humour and acceptance. Researchers analysed videotaped conversations between 87 middle-aged and older husbands and wives who had … [Read more...] about STUDY: Ageing Married Couples Replace Bickering with Humour
The Surprising Science of Hugs
Hugging, while it's usually regarded as a simple and everyday act, has been found by scientists to radically alter one's outlook for the better and affect the way our brains work in the long term. According to a study from PLOS One, after social and/or relationship conflict, giving and receiving hugs with the other person will increase good … [Read more...] about The Surprising Science of Hugs
How to Fight Fair: The Pros and Cons of Conflict
All couples experience conflict, but it doesn’t have to be a bad thing. The goal of a successful relationship is not to eliminate conflict, but to repair effectively after conflicts occur. This takes relationship skills—which can be learned! Let’s discuss some of what argumentative couples have in common. Why is relationship conflict so … [Read more...] about How to Fight Fair: The Pros and Cons of Conflict
Clinton Power + Associates Has Moved: Relationship Counselling Services in the Sydney CBD
I'm pleased to announce that Clinton Power + Associates' Sydney office has moved to the Sydney CBD. Our office is now located in: The William Bland Centre 805/229 Macquarie St Sydney NSW 2000 While we've enjoyed working from our Woolloomooloo office over the last 2 years, I decided to move our office back to Macquarie St to increase the … [Read more...] about Clinton Power + Associates Has Moved: Relationship Counselling Services in the Sydney CBD
STUDY: Holding Hands with Your Partner Syncs Brainwaves and Calms Pain
How much touch do you have in your relationship? An interesting study from the University of Colorado Boulder and University of Haifa found that when you hold hands with a loved one in pain, your breathing and heart rate synchronise with theirs and your brain wave patterns will couple. This study was recently published in the Proceedings of the … [Read more...] about STUDY: Holding Hands with Your Partner Syncs Brainwaves and Calms Pain