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“If It Were Me, I’d….”: When You’re Perplexed by People Not Acting as You Would

“If It Were Me, I’d….”: When You’re Perplexed by People Not Acting as You Would

by NATALIE | Boundaries

As soon as I hear “If it were me…” or “I’m the type of person that…” when people explain their frustration or even their rationale for making excuses for someone, I internally say “UH OH.” It immediately shows that they are...
Excerpt from Mr Unavailable & the Fallback Girl: Renovators & Florences

Excerpt from Mr Unavailable & the Fallback Girl: Renovators & Florences

by NATALIE | Relationships

In this excerpt from the new edition of Mr Unavailable and the Fallback Girl, I explain the very tricky territory of fixing, healing and helping and how your need to be needed and trying to be the solution to problems that aren’t yours to fix, backfire and leave...
Why You Need to Drop the ‘But Nobody’s Perfect! We All Have Baggage!’ Argument.

Why You Need to Drop the ‘But Nobody’s Perfect! We All Have Baggage!’ Argument.

by NATALIE | Boundaries

If there’s one thing that observing relationships has taught me, it’s that we have a funny way of pitching a bad situation to ourselves and making it palatable. This allows us to remain invested in something that detracts from us because otherwise...

Compassion, Empathy, Sympathy, Hurt, Hinting and Kindness – 6 of the most misused words in relationships and the importance of learning their meanings

by NATALIE | Self

It’s often said that communication is critical to successful relationships – it is – but what we often don’t realise is that often when we do communicate with others or convey information about ourselves, we can be frequent users of words that...
When you’re afraid they’ll become a better person in a better relationship, without you

When you’re afraid they’ll become a better person in a better relationship, without you

by NATALIE | Healing the Past

If you’ve stayed in a relationship long past its sell-by date, you worried about what you’ve ‘put in’ and focused on getting a return on investment. Instead of thinking about who [the object of your affections] consistently is and the present,...
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