No one makes it through life without being touched by grief, and if you have a loved one whom you expect to lose soon, you may experience something called anticipatory grief. Anticipatory grief is a distinctly human experience in which we grieve something we still have. For many people, this means grieving a loved one whom we know we will soon lose. This kind of grief is very common, and nearly half of family caregivers meet criteria for psychological distress at the very beginning of a...

Broken trust is one of the most common reasons that couples seek out   relationship counselling in Sydney . Infidelity and broken trust are common issues within relationships, and are navigated by far more couples than you may think. One source suggests that   40–50 % of couples  are estimated to have experienced cheating within their relationship. In an Australian Institute of Family Studies survey , one fifth of Australian divorcees blamed their divorce or separation on infidelity. However,...

Our sense of self is formed early by our relationships to the people closest to us, often our parents and siblings. This is why a healthy and whole relationship with our family and community is vital to our holistic wellbeing. When those relationships are fractured (either as children or as adults), we can feel unmoored. Every family unit contains complex dynamics, including patterns that have formed over generations, as a result of trauma, or as a response to external forces. Family...