Healthy relationships have a positive influence on men’s health and mental health. Prioritizing relationship skills for men is one way to approach the global crisis in male suicide.
Granny flats are often the result of informal arrangements between parents and children who assume it will all work out well.
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Parents and children rarely put agreements about granny flats in writing and almost never consult a lawyer. But when these arrangements go wrong, the consequences can be disastrous and costly for all.
Of those who have experienced homelessness, 62% cite family breakdown or conflict as the main reason for becoming homeless for the first time.
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Parental separation substantially raises the risk of homelessness by the age of 30 for girls and boys, but only boys are affected by a break-up after the age of 12.
The generic space of therapy cannot compare to the feeling of a relationship in its natural setting.
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It makes no sense to continue relationship counselling in a therapist’s office – it is far better to do it in the more natural environment of the home.