by Peter Fox | 8 Jan, 2019 | Connection, Mending, Relationships
The book that best represents emotion focussed couple therapy is “Hold Me Tight” by Sue Johnson and the workbook to go with that is “An Emotionally Focused Workbook for Couples: The Two of Us” by Veronica Kallos-Lilly and Jennifer Fitzgerald. I...
by Peter Fox | 5 Oct, 2017 | Compassion, Mindfullness, Therapy
I am interested in how we relate to our internal experiences. It is like a matrix of family relationships inside ourselves. Sometimes it could be likened to a couple: a top dog and an underdog; a part that criticizes us and a part that shuts down or numbs out. For...
by Peter Fox | 8 Jun, 2017 | Communication, Connection, Relationships
Steps to rebuilding trust may be the same as starting a new relationship. Even in long term committed relationships, partners can become strangers to each other. More so when there has been a breach of trust. It can be awkward to start again. What should you say? How...
by Peter Fox | 23 May, 2017 | Connection, Relationships, Shame
I was not prepared (she writes) to hear over and over from men how the women – the mothers, sister, girlfriends, wives – in their lives are constantly criticising them for not being open and vulnerable and intimate. This subject is a constant in my work with...
by Peter Fox | 15 Sep, 2016 | Couple research, Mending, Relationships
In a road block or core impasse, both partners are guarding their vulnerabilities, and acting and reacting from their survival positions. This is what makes the impasse so heated, confusing, and intense. Road blocks or impasses at the core of an intimate relationship...