The Power of Intimacy

Hello, I'm Nicola Foster, a couples and sex therapist. In this article, I'm offering three practical suggestions to support couples who have noticed they feel like housemates and have lost connection with each other as lovers.

Most of us are juggling many roles.

You might be a parent, a carer for...

Have you gotten out of the habit of touching your partner like you used to?

Hi, I'm Nicola Foster, I'm a Sex and Relationship Therapist and I work with couples who want to reignite intimacy in their lives. In this article I share some of my recommendations on how couples can use touch to...

WANT TO ARGUE LESS?

How to hack the nervous system to prevent arguments escalating. When couples argue with each other, they often get into a downward spiral. So by learning how to positively co-regulate with each other we don't waste time getting lost in an argument.

So what are 4 tips...

Ask anyone to describe a loving relationship, and the answers you get will vary enormously. But some things pop up again and again.

For David Richo  in his book ‘How to be an Adult in Relationships’, there are five key elements that all healthy relationships need - attention, ...

There are so many different types of sex, quickies, solo pleasuring, power and dominance and making love. The one I love most to talk about, especially with couples in midlife - is slow sex.  Going slow means not just focusing on an end goal but on bringing greater consciousness, awareness...

Housework and the Fair Play game

Are you playing fair in your relationship? How about with the housework and family life? Fair play isn’t always a phrase that springs to mind when it comes to running a home and looking after the children. Because when it comes to housework, organising the...

Everyday we experience a continual flow of emotional responses, and anger is one of them.  This blog is about how to manager anger in relationships so it can help you grow together as opposed to further apart,  and have healthier, happier relating. 

Anger is a normal and...