Archive for January, 2011

Don't Worry, Be Happy

Don't Worry, Be Happy - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog

Do you live on the sunny side of the street?

Do you live where the grass is always greener?

You know that you are an optimist when you consider a setback or a disappointment to be temporary and changeable.

Are we born with an optimistic temperament? Or can we learn to live on the sunny side of the street? Read more »

Is Your Emotional Bank Account Overdrawn?

Is your Emotional Bank Account Overdrawn? - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog

Are you drowning in debt?

Spending beyond your means? Not planning for your future?

Our relationship with money can be a metaphor for our personal relationships.

A sound financial house is built on the principal of deposits outweighing withdrawals. You can view your relationship through the same lens. Read more »

What Is Your Love Language?

What Is Your Love Language - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog

Why is she not moved by your efforts?

You took out the garbage and put down your BlackBerry but what she really wanted was a hug…that would have made the difference.

Your emotional love language and the language of your partner may be as different as French and Mandarin. Read more »

My Newsletter Launch!

Drum Roll Announcing Cheryl Woolstone Counselling's Connection Newsletter

I’m excited to announce the launch of my Newsletter

This is what you can look forward to when you sign up… Read more »

The Eye Roll

The Eye Roll - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog

Contempt, the relationship destroyer.

By the time it has infiltrated your relationship you are in big trouble.

One of the clearest signs that you need outside help is a common and simple facial expression: The Eye Roll.

It is a sign that you no longer value your partner. Read more »

You Change First - I Insist

You Change First, I Insist - Cheryl Woolstone Counselling Blog

“Fix Her And Then We Will be Okay.”

Couples often come to counselling with the mistaken notion that if the therapist changes the other person then magically all the problems will disappear.

A shift from right and wrong to an understanding of how relationships are co-created is what IMAGO Relationship Therapy is all about.

Here is what the process of change often looks like. Read more »

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