We’re expecting a peak in calls in the New Year after relationship tensions come to a head over the Christmas holidays. In January 2017, we received more than double the number of calls from local people compared with an average month – the total uplift was 108%. That figure was four times the uplift in… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Communication
Help for YOU if you’re in debt
One in seven people in debt has hidden the problem from their partner. And, according to latest figures from the Money Advice Service, 15.8% of adults (aged 18+) in the Bedford borough area and 14% of adults in Central Bedfordshire have a debt problem – that’s 51,630 people. In Luton, 18% of adults are in… Read more »
When you feel you’ve lost everything…
There’s more than one type of love. Most of us know of someone who has lost love due to death. Some of us will feel we’ve lost love at the end of a long relationship – when it’s too late to turn back the hands of time to fix. Many of us will have loved… Read more »
When we’re our own worst enemies
Some couples set themselves on a route to relationship break-up – by repeating the same old bad habits time and again. Here are some of them: Not listening to what is being said Communication is the most important part of a relationship. By paying closer attention to how you’re communicating with your partner you can… Read more »
What you can do if your partner is drinking too much
Feeling your partner drinks too much can create tension and upset in your relationship. You may feel your partner is ‘being taken away from you’. Perhaps you resent the amount of time they spend out drinking – and feel they’re a completely different person when they’ve been drinking. Maybe you’re unsure how to broach the… Read more »
Money: what’s your emotional relationship with it?
Some people are very careful about money – unwilling to spend on anything unless they absolutely have to and squirrelling away the rest. Some people love to spend money, and will happily spend every last penny – even when they know they should slow down and keep some in reserve. Most of us are somewhere… Read more »
HOW WE SHOULD THINK about mental health at work
‘The correct way to view mental health is that we all have it and we fluctuate between thriving, struggling and being ill and possibly off work. People with poor mental health including common mental health problems and severe mental illness can be in any of these groups. An individual can have a serious mental health… Read more »
THE VISION on mental health at work for all employers
In 10 years’ time all companies, whatever their size, will be: Equipped with awareness and tools to not only address but prevent mental ill-health caused or worsened by work. Equipped to support individuals with a mental health condition to thrive. Aware of how to get access to timely help to reduce sickness absence caused by… Read more »
THE FACTS on mental health at work
More people than ever before are at work with mental health conditions. 15% have symptoms of an existing mental health condition. 300,000 employees with a long-term mental health problem lose their jobs each year – it’s a much higher rate than for those with physical health conditions. The annual cost to employers is between £33… Read more »
Why sex gets better when you’re older
Sexual desire doesn’t disappear as you get older. Sex in later life may be different to when we were younger, but getting older doesn’t mean giving up on sex. In fact, as we get older and less anxious about image, self-confidence, sexual identity… we can just enjoy it and take it as it comes.