Feeling trapped in isolation and loneliness from days of conflict is exhausting. Here's where to start... Don’t forget to diarise my Facebook Lives each Therapeutic Thursday morning for Thriving Relationships to inject some relational inspirations into your weekend! Joanne Wilson is the Relationship Rejuvenator and author of Renovate Your Relationship – All The DIY Tools For Your Most Important Project ($29.99). She is a neuropsychotherapist inspiring the community for thriving ...
Apr 15, 2021•7 min•Season 3Ep. 43
One of those main things that fuels disconnection and loneliness in relationships is the lack of continual alignment and checking in where you're headed. There is no emotional safety when you don't have united goals or dreams. Join me as I discuss Jan and Phil and what we did about their situation to haul them rapidly back toward a loving, intimate connection. Don’t forget to diarise my Facebook Lives each Therapeutic Thursday morning for Thriving Relationships to inject some r...
Apr 07, 2021•9 min•Season 3Ep. 54
What to do when your relationship makes you feel a lot less than the best version of you. Don’t forget to diarise my Facebook Lives each Therapeutic Thursday morning for Thriving Relationships to inject some relational inspirations into your weekend! Joanne Wilson is the Relationship Rejuvenator and author of Renovate Your Relationship – All The DIY Tools For Your Most Important Project ($29.99). She is a neuropsychotherapist inspiring the community for thriving and dynamic rela...
Mar 24, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 53
Don’t forget to diarise my Facebook Lives each Therapeutic Thursday morning for Thriving Relationships to inject some relational inspirations into your weekend! Joanne Wilson is the Relationship Rejuvenator and author of Renovate Your Relationship – All The DIY Tools For Your Most Important Project ($29.99). She is a neuropsychotherapist inspiring the community for thriving and dynamic relationships that impact generations for mental well-being. Find out more at www.relati...
Mar 17, 2021•4 min•Season 3Ep. 52
Remember when you and your partner spent hours talking into the wee hours with adoring eye contact? You started out strong! Fast forward>>> a few years later and you become passing ships in the night. Add children in between those ships and those noisy, demanding little foghorns become the priority as you navigate parenthood and the rest of life’s big dippers. Enjoy my ideas on how to receive the meaningful support you need in your relationship. Don’t forget to diarise my Facebook Lives each The...
Mar 17, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 51
Is your partner your number one fan? We want to know that our intimate partner is our go-to person and that you are there for them. Are they the person that you go to first when you hear exciting news or when troubled? When applying for a job or out with others, it's nice to know they’ve got your back, cheering you on and supporting you throughout life’s highs and low. What happens when you don't have this and what does that mean for you? Don’t forget to diarse my Facebook Lives each Therapeutic...
Mar 17, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 50
Did you want me to grab some milk on the way home? Did you see that clip about the royal dramas? How’s your sister? When was Johnny’s maths test again? What’s for dinner? Did you want me to collect Freida after school today and take her to netball? The Johnsons asked to catch up on Sunday at 4pm – does that suit? When are you mowing the lawn? B.O.R.I.N.G! These questions are part of a normal, balanced and essential part of life where we are required to earn money to live. However, if it’s ONLY t...
Mar 17, 2021•5 min•Season 3Ep. 49
Ever suffer from loneliness in your relationship? If so, be assured you’re not alone feeling alone in your relationship. Common category causes for loneliness reported in the counselling room are the three S's: Soapies, Screens and Schedules. I’m also adding “Transparency” to the list. Tune in as out outline some strategies to combat loneliness in your relationship. Real happiness does not come from getting everything you want. It comes from sharing what you have with the people who matter. Don'...
Feb 22, 2021•6 min•Season 3Ep. 48
February is LOVE month for many, except for those disappointed by unrealistic expectations or if you're single! As featured in Australian magazine, Woman's Day magazine, listen in as I bust a few myths about relationships and take a different perspective on how to level up your relationship skills.
Feb 11, 2021•8 min•Season 3Ep. 47
Christmas time is approaching! Here are my themes of major relationship challenges I notice each year so you can avoid them. It is a time of love, of compassion, of togetherness … and often, of barely constrained arguments. Healthy relationships are the underpinning of our mental health so I’ve summarised all the seasonal relationship stiflers I notice in the counselling room. With thanks to My Weekly Preview for featuring this article and spreading the love! Joanne Wilson is the Relations...
Dec 21, 2020•9 min•Season 2Ep. 46
There is a myriad of reasons for relationships to run off track. The main derailers to relationship bliss are inevitably unveiled by the same root causes. If there is a year that would send anyone off the rails to financial chaos and concern, it is 2020! The greatest outcome is a “united front” when it comes to aligning yourselves on the important and inevitable aspects of life - death, money and taxes! You can’t take your hard-earned coin with you to the first one, so you may as well get your f...
Nov 23, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 45
Out of all the rooms in the house, where do you spend most of your time? From your wardrobe, which items get the most wear? Of all the apps on your phone how many do you use the most? How many of your customers account for most of the profit? 80% of results will come from 20% of the action! From where I sit, the 80/20 rule reigns even in the Counselling room! 20% of relationship issues account for 80% of the angst.Don't forget to take advantage of something great that came of 2020! “Renovate You...
Oct 19, 2020•7 min•Season 2Ep. 44
Since embarking on my career as a marriage therapist, I unceasingly feel incredibly honoured to journey with individuals and couples during their most challenging junctures of their lives. Add a pandemic and the experience sure has been heart wrenching and inspiring all at the same time. As we continue to experience the symptoms from uncertainty and change, listen in for the four things I’ve learnt as a marriage counsellor during 2020. Don't forget to take advantage of something great that came ...
Jul 30, 2020•6 min•Season 2Ep. 43
I want to hold your hand , Every time we touch , Touch me. There are so many lyrics in history about the importance of touch. Physical touch communicates positive emotions: joy, love, gratitude, and sympathy. Consider the elderly, incarcerated, people choosing to be isolated or those unwell without the language of touch. From a passing brush on the arm that breath-taking and memorably featured during those early days of courting to the affirming “I’m here for you” meaning 30 years dow...
Jun 29, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 42
Men's Health Week is a great opportunity to celebrate our mosaic brains and the incredible, uniqueness of the masculine and feminine tendencies found in all blokes – some weighted in more areas than others. The world needs you and your health is a critical matter. There are health issues which only affect men. The world could be more sensitive toward your needs and how we promote healthcare in a way that makes it a more engaging place for which you can be cared for. Joanne Wilson is a neuropsych...
Jun 22, 2020•4 min•Season 2Ep. 41
How would you rate yourself on the “change scale”? Revel, avoid or somewhere open to it and in between? Find out more on the struggles presented in the counselling room and how you can approach the challenge of change. Joanne Wilson is a neuropsychotherapist, relationship specialist, workshop facilitator and guest speaker. Tune into radio Salt106.5 each Friday morning for her co-host of the Morning Wakeup and more on her weekly newspaper column. Download your FREE relationship resources at www.r...
Jun 16, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 40
Fear of rejection is our one greatest fear (according to me!) as part of my first series for 2020 - "Intimacy Inhibitors". Listen to my 9 Hot Tips for mind managing fear. With repetition and consistency, anyone can do this. Don’t forget to: - Check out my weekly column in the @sunshinecoastdaily Weekend Mag or on my Blog https://www.theconfidantecounselling.com/blog. - Tune in to radio Salt 106.5 https://salt1065.com/ each Friday morning for my co-host with Kristian on the morning Wakeup - Enjoy...
Feb 24, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 29
So many things frighten the heck out of us. Join me for my take on the biggie! Our one greatest fear as part of my first series for 2020 - "Intimacy Inhibitors". Don’t forget to: - Check out my weekly column in the @sunshinecoastdaily Weekend Mag or on my Blog https://www.theconfidantecounselling.com/blog. - Tune in to radio Salt 106.5 https://salt1065.com/ each Friday morning for my co-host with Kristian on the morning Wakeup - Enjoy FREE relationship resources at www.relationshipr...
Feb 17, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 28
Tune in to hear that one word that all too often unravels couples in my Intimacy Inhibitors Series from my weekly relationships column in the Sunshine Coast Daily. For access to your free resources, head to: www.relationshiprejuvenator.com
Feb 10, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 27
Enjoy the start of my new series, "Intimacy Inhibitors" which will include some Valentines Day thoughts and tips. Up first is the insightful concept of checking your antennae frequency in your relationship. Don’t forget to: Check out my weekly column in the @sunshinecoastdaily Weekend Mag or on my Blog https://www.theconfidantecounselling.com/blog . Tune in to radio Salt 106.5 https://salt1065.com/ each Friday morning for my co-host with Kristian on the morning Wakeup Enjoy FREE rel...
Feb 03, 2020•5 min•Season 2Ep. 26
Insights to my exciting BIG plans for 2020 and the next instalment of my power couple in this trail-blazing series of inspiring women their success alongside an amazing, supportive partner. Introducing Amanda and Mark Yeates. Head to www.relationshiprejuvenator.com for my free resources frequently uploaded for your relationship pleasure!
Jan 22, 2020•8 min•Season 2Ep. 25
Congratulations on surviving the first week of December! Hold on tight as it’s usually a jam-packed month of frivolity, well-meaning friends and family keen to catch up all at once. You might be experiencing the accompanying stressful work pressures like no other time of the year? Enjoy my second couple in this current series of admirable trailblazing couples on the Sunshine Coast featured to inspire us with how they manage to stay cohesive and most importantly, sane during the festive season. T...
Dec 09, 2019•7 min•Season 1Ep. 24
November and December bring an awfully fun frenzy along with varied stressful pressures like no other time of the year. For this reason, I’ve researched a series of admirable trail blazing couples on the Sunshine Coast to inspire us with how they manage to stay cohesive and most importantly, sane! I’m particularly interested in revealing if their relationship or marriage help or hinder their success? Our changing times feature more entrepreneurial business-women than ever before. Some are the pr...
Nov 25, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 23
Part two of this series is highlighting the insight and wisdom from Dr Hugh Mackay who is actively promoting the concept of a "social prescription" to alleviating the current epidemic of anxiety and depression. Hugh Mackay is a social researcher and bestselling author. Australia Reimagined is his nineteenth book. His research career has spanned six decades, including twenty-five years as research director of The Mackay Report, publishing quarterly reports on all aspects of Australian life...
Nov 04, 2019•8 min•Season 1Ep. 21
An honour to reveal the insightful and thought provoking work of the esteemed Dr Hugh Mackay, a social researcher and bestselling author of 19 books including "Australia Reimagined" is his nineteenth book. As a relationship specialist, love his take on his observations and thought on a compassionate society where we serve each other with love and compassion. Dr McKay's research career has spanned six decades, including twenty-five years as research director of The Mackay Report, publishing quart...
Oct 27, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 20
I reveal the most common reason couples seek relationship therapy, capturing an important feature of substandard connections and how I approach this.
Oct 11, 2019•5 min•Season 1Ep. 19
Excitedly I'm featuring an interview with our very own Sunshine Coast local - the vivacious and larger than life Heidi Latcham. She bravely sought to learn as much as she could about herself and relationships on national television in the pursuit of love on reality show, Married At First Sight. Heidi exposed herself, put her heart on the line and in her words, subsequently “got smashed into a million pieces” and changed her whole perspective about life and how she perceives relationships. In thi...
Oct 04, 2019•25 min•Season 1Ep. 18
As we prepare for recognising Mental Health Week in Australia in October I pose some though provoking questions about who you turned to as you grew up that could well explain your mental well-being today.
Sep 20, 2019•4 min•Season 1Ep. 17
There absolutely are awesome ways to catch your creaky, rusty type of a relationship that’s hurtling out of control. Join me in learning how and why it’s never too late to begin!
Sep 16, 2019•6 min•Season 1Ep. 16
Does this question ring true in your relationship? Maybe it's the opposite? Welcome to the final column of this five part series on my attempt at stepping into the boots of blokes in a relationship with a woman. Listen in this episode for intel on the importance of sexual intimacy, particularly for men along with my special guest, sex therapist Pauline Ryeland, the Intimacy Whisperer. As a fellow Sunshine Coast practitioner, Pauline is an Intimacy, Sex and Relationship Coach and Educator. She is...
Aug 30, 2019•24 min•Season 1Ep. 15
