Relationship Counsellor

What is ‘couplepause’, and how can it affect relationships in your 40s and 50s?

Couple-pause refers to when both partners in a relationship (generally in their 40s and 50s) are experiencing significant hormonal shifts at the same time - such as menopause and andropause.
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How to make female friends as a grown woman

Having spent much of my life as a fully paid-up member of the ‘loner brigade’ it finally dawned on me how impoverished this was. Perhaps I was a late developer, whatever. I now cherish and truly value the enriching, uplifting, and absolute delight my girlfriends have brought to my life.
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Painful sex and relationships – how to talk about it and improve things together

Are menopause symptoms making sex painful? Relate, the UK’s largest provider of relationship support, has worked with Health & Her to develop advice to help you and your partner work together to understand why painful sex can become a problem at menopause,...
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Loss of libido in perimenopause and menopause - Working through it with your partner

Libido, sex drive, sizzle, in the mood… call it what you will, your desire to have sex can take a real hit as you enter perimenopause, and menopause. Whatever the reasons – physical or emotional or a mix – it’s a change that...
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How to manage stress, anxiety and anger and keep your relationship strong

Relate, the UK’s largest network of relationship counsellors, has worked with Health & Her to develop advice to help you and your partner work together through menopausal symptoms. The stress, anxiety and anger that arise seemingly out of nowhere during menopause can...
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