by KosjenkaM | 11.Dec. 2009 | Family and children
In pre-history, bearing children was essential for humanity to survive. Nowadays, it appears that survival of humanity (and many other species) depends of how well can we keep our biological impulses in line. That includes urges for power, hoarding, social status,...
by KosjenkaM | 9.Mar. 2010 | Love & Intimacy, New Articles
How relationships fail I’ve once read an article in a paper magazine which half-jokingly stated that “every love relationship lasts 3 years”. The idea was that intimacy, passion and infatuation in an average relationship last about 3 years, after...
by KosjenkaM | 10.May. 2010 | Communication, Abuse
Manipulation by definition presumes covert attempt to control others, usually involving twisting facts and using words in ways that might be difficult to distinguish from honest communication. That’s why people are often confused whether they...
by KosjenkaM | 6.Oct. 2010 | Love & Intimacy
The ecstasy we feel when our love is returned is greatly based on the feeling that we are fully accepted, approved of, and free to be who we are. This is what, as children, we needed most from our parents, but rarely received, whether due to parents’ lack of...
by KosjenkaM | 15.Mar. 2012 | Integrity, Society
While learning to recognize emotional patterns from childhood, emotional traditions of our family and their consequences, and how to heal and change them, it’s important not to ignore biological aspects of our everyday behaviour. Without awareness of what our...
