Who are you? Identity: “the condition of being oneself or itself, and not another” “condition or character as to who a person or what a thing is; the qualities, beliefs, etc., that distinguish or identify a person or thing” Social Identity: “Social identity is a person’s sense of who they are based on their group […]
Ritual exists through all cultures and parts of humanity. From weddings to birthdays and religion to getting ready for work in the morning. Humans like ritual. In fact it could be said that we need it. “…..ritual, whether secular or sacred, binds groups together, ensuring their harmonious functioning by generating and maintaining orders of meaning, […]
It’s often not a nice thing to think about and more often not a nice thing to experience. Endings can be painful. Whether it is the end of a relationship due to break-up, release, abandonment or death. These are painful things to experience in any type of relationship but are there additional considerations when the […]
Are power dynamic relationships loving relationships? Do they have to be? Can they work with love? or without it? I guess it comes down to the individual relationship and those within it, and how “love” is defined. Love means different things to different people and we generally accept that there are different kinds of […]
“The journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step.” Lao Tzu With the start of a new year we often hear talk of new beginnings but every beginning is new at some point and everyone started their journey into power dynamic relationships with a beginning. Casting your mind back to your own beginnings […]
Christmas can be a stressful time. Christmas can be a lonely time. Christmas can be a wonderful and fun time. Whatever Christmas and the holidays mean to you there are often expectations that means that it is different than other times of the year. For many people, whatever type of relationship they are in Christmas can […]