Difficulties in adolescence can be overwhelming but are common. As a teen, there are so many pressures in your life and so many things are changing. Your body is changing, your hormones are raging, you want to fit in at school, your teachers…

My wife and I have had a difficult year — I’ve changed my medication (I suffer from multiple sclerosis), my wife has needed an operation, her nan died and her mother’s partner walked out. This year we wanted to put everything behind us…

My wife and I have just had a major argument which ended up with me being kicked out of our home. Recently, I accused my wife of cheating. She had been very secretive over a number of weeks with her phone. The number…

No matter what, fast fashion has got to go. We need to fundamentally change the way the garment industry works, and shift it towards environmentally friendly practices. The best way that we, as consumers, can help this is to vote with our dollar…

My wife and I recently had a major argument which ended up with me being kicked out of our home. I accused my wife of cheating, because she’d been very secretive with her phone. The number of messages she sent had increased, she…

Teenage Problems in School and Tips to Resolve Them The teenage years are difficult. Growing up, as Peter Pan will testify, is not for the faint of heart. Problems in school, such as stress, self-image, and emotional control, are often exacerbated by the…

Even though teens can’t vote until age 18, they want their opinions considered on important topics. Today’s teens are interested in issues relating to every aspect of their lives from environmental concerns to privileges like driving.   Teens and Driving The legal driving…

It doesn’t matter if you’re on your own, married, living together, single, gay, bi/pansexual, straight or transgender – we’re here to help you, however you identify. At Relate, we have experience in counselling people from different backgrounds, including LGBT individuals and couples, so you can…

Thrift shopping is buying second hand clothes at greatly reduced prices. There didn’t used to be much variety among thrift stores, but thrifting has become much more mainstream and popular, which is great because it has so many benefits. First, thrifting reduces pressure on…

I’ve been with my girlfriend for a few months now and things have generally been going pretty well but I’ve noticed that whenever I disagree with her about something she gets really snappy and totally dismisses my opinion. She often thinks she’s right…