by Peter Fox | 22 Nov, 2017 | Forgiving, Intimacy, Mending, Relationships, Trauma fiction
Twelve-year-old Paul loves to walk the train tracks of suburban Adelaide. One day as he’s walking with his faithful Jack Russell, he witnesses something he doesn’t understand. He buries the memory deep in his subconscious, choosing instead to dwell on dreams. As an...
by Peter Fox | 5 Nov, 2017 | Compassion, Connection, Forgiving, Relationships
When we were children, we used to think that when we were grown-up we would no longer be vulnerable. But to grow up is to accept vulnerability… To be alive is to be vulnerable. Madeleine L’Engle Steps to increase your ability to be vulnerable and grow Step...
by Peter Fox | 4 May, 2017 | Ending, Forgiving, Relationships
Have you ever been in love? Horrible isn’t it? It makes you so vulnerable. It opens your chest and it opens up your heart and it means that someone can get inside you and mess you up. You build up all these defences, you build up a whole suit of armor, so that...
by Peter Fox | 24 Feb, 2016 | Family, Forgiving, Mending, Relationships, Satisfaction, Therapy
MEN AND WOMEN REALLY ARE DIFFERENT “In 85 percent of marriages, the stonewaller is the husband. The reason lies in our gender. “Any nursing mother can tell you that the amount of milk she produces is affected by how relaxed she feels, which is related to...
by Peter Fox | 10 Sep, 2015 | Connection, Fair Fighting, Forgiving, Intimacy, Relationships
THE FOURTH SIGN: BODY LANGUAGE “Even if you could not hear the conversation between a stonewaller and the spouse, you would be able to predict their divorce simply by looking at the stonewaller’s physiological readings. When couples are monitored for bodily...
by Peter Fox | 20 Aug, 2015 | Connection, Couple research, Fair Fighting, Forgiving, Intimacy, Relationships, Satisfaction
THE SECOND SIGN: THE FOUR HORSEMEN A harsh startup sounds the warning bell that the couple may be having serious difficulty. As the discussion unfolds, Gottman continues to look out for particular types of negative interactions. Certain kinds of negativity, if allowed...