Domestic abuse (a more appropriate term than domestic violence) is much more than individual incidents of physical violence.  It includes chronic emotional abuse, controlling behaviours, threats and intimidation, isolation, extreme…

Many women choose ordinary relationships over being alone.  It is as if being with someone that holds you back and leaves you with a life half-lived, is better than being…

Sexual harassment has been a feature of the news over the last year, with allegations against US celebrities and political figures coming thick and fast.  Unless you have lived with…

Sexual harassment can have lasting effects on its victims. However, there are a number of key strategies that women can use to help them overcome this challenge.  In this episode…

What is holding you back from achieving your goals?  An essential step in solving this dilemma is taking an honest review of what you need to do and compare that…

It feels like the opposite of what you would expect…that to succeed you need to give things up!  But most people who have succeeded have had to make sacrifices to…

What does it mean if someone tells you they are recovering from childhood sexual abuse?  Why is it difficult for survivors to put their abuse in the past and move…

There are always people in worse and better situations than we ourselves are in.  But it is interesting how often we compare ourselves to others that are doing well, or…

That feeling that no matter what you do you can’t get off the continuous cycle of living – where nothing seems to change.  Kind of like groundhog day!  It can…

I have often seen women maintain relationships that cause them pain.  They convince themselves that there is some good in their partner/relationship, or that they really do love them they…