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 | 16.Jan. 2016 | New Articles, Integrity, Society
This is, admittedly, a rather clickbaity title. But the article won’t disappoint. If nothing else, it’s easy to be aware of our own problems and not notice things other people face, and learning about them might help everybody be kinder to each other. For...
by KosjenkaM | 18.Feb. 2017 | Emotional wellbeing, Inspiration, New Articles
Human warmth is a fragile thing. Even children who show or ask for emotional warmth are often rejected, ignored or even ridiculed. School, college and business are often brutal environments where people who fight for power are often the loudest and have the...
by KosjenkaM | 20.Mar. 2018 | New Articles, Abuse, Integrity
What is “a flying monkey”? The expression “flying monkey” originates from the book “The Wizard of Oz”, in which a group of winged monkeys serves an evil witch and executes her destructive commands. In real life, it describes...
by KosjenkaM | 3.Apr. 2018 | New Articles, Abuse, Coaching
If for whatever reason you are interested to learn about the topic of abuse, I strongly recommend the book “Why Does He Do That?” by Lundy Bancroft. This book is especially useful for dismantling some common myths about what causes abuse and violence...
by KosjenkaM | 24.Jul. 2018 | New Articles, Abuse, Communication
Protecting one’s own personal boundaries and finding balance with other people, whether family or strangers, and often in subtle ways, are everyday parts of a human life. Testing and pushing on others’ boundaries is normal in a relationship of a child to a...