Who are you when you're not creating: an identity that is your work
When work is the only proof that you exist, every break becomes a threat. How an identity fused with creative work comes about, and how your worth can stand on more than…
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Should I quit my job? Questions that tell you more than a list of pros and cons
A list of pros and cons rarely helps when you are deciding whether to resign. Which questions about values, fear, family messages and your role in the team tell you more.
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The cycle of violence: tension, explosion and the honeymoon phase
Why violence in a relationship repeats in waves, why the honeymoon phase is so convincing, and why a promise is not yet change. With sources of help in Slovenia.
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The founder who can’t let go: handing over a business as a family transition and a grief
When a founder still comes in every morning “just to have a look”: why handing over a business is not only a business step but grief for a role, and what happens…
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Moving for work: what it does to the relationships you leave behind
Moving for work doesn't move only you. What happens to the partner who comes along, the parents who stay behind, and the friendships that slowly thin out.
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Longer sessions for couples: what they are and who they are for
When the therapy hour ends just as a couple reaches the heart of things, the question of longer sessions arises. What we know, who they may help and when they are not…
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Bullying: how to recognise it and what to do
Children often stay silent about being bullied. How to tell bullying from a falling-out, how to respond when your child speaks up, and what to do at school and at home.
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Partners and colleagues at once: how to work with your partner and stay a couple
A shared business, the same team, the same evening on the sofa. What happens when the couple and the workplace overlap, and how to draw a line you both choose.
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Spending the holidays alone: how to get through them without pretending
Christmas, New Year or a birthday without company: why these days are harder than ordinary ones, what the research says, and how to get through them with a plan, one honest contact…
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When an athlete becomes a father or a mother: identity between career and family
When an athlete becomes a parent, two identities meet that both want everything. On athletes and motherhood, fathers on the road and guilt that flows both ways.
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