How to deal with a two timing partner

HOW TO DEAL WITH A TWO TIMING PARTNER by Annie Gurton, Imago Couples Counsellor based on Sydney’s Northern Beaches If your partner says that they want other relationships too, and you find the idea absolutely repugnant or completely unacceptable, then say so and...

How to move on after a huge argument

HOW TO MOVE ON AFTER HAVING A HUGE ARGUMENT by Annie Gurton, Imago Couples Counsellor from Sydney’s Northern Beaches. Working with couples as I do, I am frequently asked how to handle arguments, or ‘ruptures’ as we Imago Relationship Therapists call them. Many...

How To Move On After An Affair

HOW TO MOVE ON AFTER AN AFFAIR by Annie Gurton, Couples Counsellor from Sydney’s Northern Beaches There are few things more devastating to a relationship than an affair. The breach of trust is catastrophic, and many relationships do not recover. There is also...

The dangers of US-style beauty pageants

  Child beauty pageant contestant Alana “Honey Boo Boo” Thompson. Photo: theberry.com Ava Young, ‘Toddlers and Tiaras’. Photo: Blogger Eden Wood, ‘Toddlers and Tiaras’. Photo: womenify.blogspot.com Maddy Jackson,...

The Emotional Fallout of Co-Parenting

The Emotional Fallout of Co-parenting  When parents separate and divorce, they often think that they are being fair if they agree to share the parenting of their children 50/50. Many courts support the decision, and give a nod of approval if the children spend equal...