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Try making a relationship resolution this year

by The Spark Counselling | Jan 9, 2019 | couples, couples and individuals, relationships, tips

Here’s a question that came to mind on Hogmanay: why do we rarely make New Year resolutions about our relationships? Typically we opt for an act of self-improvement like eating better, exercising more, quitting smoking or spending more time reading books that will...
Avoiding Christmas debt this year

Avoiding Christmas debt this year

by The Spark Counselling | Nov 22, 2017 | Christmas, couples, couples and individuals, families, Financial, Guest Blogger, non-profit, relationships, Stress free Christmas, tips

Christmas is an expensive time of year for all of us as we buy presents, decorate our homes and enjoy nights out. Costs can soon add up and Christmas debt is a significant problem with 1 in 4 adults in the UK feeling pressured into overspending at Christmas. Loans,...
First Aid for relationships

First Aid for relationships

by The Spark Counselling | Oct 6, 2016 | counselling resources, mental health, Partnerships, relationships, Society, the spark, Training

The concept of First Aid is something most of us are familiar with. Many of us have the training (the rest of us wish we had) to deal with accidents and emergencies. When a loved one, colleague or complete stranger takes ill there is a natural human instinct to help....
That special relationship

That special relationship

by The Spark Counselling | Jul 23, 2018 | couples, couples and individuals, equality, gender, mental health, news, relationships, Society

The term ‘special relationship’ has been bandied about more often than usual recently. Whether it is in the context of UK – USA relations, UK – EU relations or to describe some of the insta-coupling occurring on ITV’s ‘Love Island’ we are all pretty familiar with it....

Christmas, money and debt

by The Spark Counselling | Nov 29, 2016 | couples, couples and individuals, families, Financial, Guest Blogger, relationships, Society, tips

Nearly half of all Scots surveyed in a recent YouGov poll are already in debt before they spend on Christmas. Nearly 20% said they were struggling to cope and feeling stressed by personal debt on credit cards and loans. Christmas debt and relationship breakdown Debt...
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