Love and Relationship Expert

Balancing togetherness and individuality is undoubtedly the key to a healthy relationship. Being a couple and at the same time maintaining a strong sense of yourself is not an easy one but it is important to manage your need for time together as well as your need for time apart.

There is certainly nothing wrong with being apart and doing 'your own thing' however it is important to find the middle ground and make sure that both you and your partner have quality time together and apart.

I know you are going to tell me that you know your partner and of course you do. However, you may not know them as well as you think you do once you start living together.

As soon as you become an item, your partner may not necessarily react in a way that you thought they would and this can bring about a lack of understanding on their part and lack of appreciation on yours.

Your wedding is approaching and you feel really stressed out. You keep bursting into tears and snapping at those around. Stop right now and take stock of what you have achieved. Reflect on each day and remember the positive things that have taken place during your day – in fact each and every day. We often remember the bad things that happen to us and focus on them but how many times do you remember the good things that happen and talk about them.

Is every day a grey day? Are you living your life in black and white?

If you are struggling to shed the winter blues then here are some tips to help you put some colour back in your life.

Every year, about one in four people in the UK may experience some kind of mental health problem. Anxiety and depression are especially common problems that are very debilitating and often need medication to bring under control.

Counselling often helps people suffering with anxiety and depression come to terms with the root cause but there is much that you can actually do to help yourself. The self-help book market is awash with books offering great advice on managing anxiety and depression but often it is a case of using books in conjunction with counselling to achieve long lasting relief from the debilitating effects of anxiety and depression.