Relationships | Georgina Sturmer

How to overcome FOMO and embrace your alone time at Christmas

Georgina Sturmer

Nov 294 min read

How to overcome FOMO and embrace your alone time at Christmas

In case you haven't heard, Christmas is on the way. There's an expectation that our inbox will be awash with social invites. But what if...

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Georgina Sturmer

Nov 49 min read

How to find a therapist

It can be a daunting process, trying to find a therapist. I know, I’ve been there myself. Tripping up on jargon. Scrolling through...

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Grieving someone we don't know. The complexities of 'parasocial relationships'

Georgina Sturmer

Oct 193 min read

Grieving someone we don't know. The complexities of 'parasocial relationships'

We don't have to know someone to feel a sense of grief or loss at the news of their death. This rang so true this week for everyone who...

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Managing your mental health while navigating divorce

Georgina Sturmer

Sep 173 min read

Managing your mental health while navigating divorce

When a relationship ends in divorce, we can experience a whole range of feelings. Some might feel understandable, some might feel...

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The 5:1 ratio - Is this the key to a happy relationship?

Georgina Sturmer

Sep 41 min read

The 5:1 ratio - Is this the key to a happy relationship?

Ever wondered if there’s a mathematical formula for a healthy, happy relationship ? I spoke to a journalist at iNews all about the idea...

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Parenting and relationships: keeping your relationship on track when it comes to parenting decisions

Georgina Sturmer

Jul 312 min read

Parenting and relationships: keeping your relationship on track when it comes to parenting decisions

Nurturing our relationships is something that takes time, energy, and conscious effort. And this can be challenging at the best of times....

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Georgina Sturmer

Jul 292 min read

Coping with dating app burnout

When dating websites and apps arrived on the scene, they were afforded a warm welcome. Being able to search online for the perfect match...

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Are you an approval addict? Exploring people-pleasing and approval-seeking

Georgina Sturmer

Jul 152 min read

Are you an approval addict? Exploring people-pleasing and approval-seeking

Are you an approval addict? I spoke to The Sun all about people-pleasing and approval-seeking. Click here to read the full article. To...

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The truth about coercive control: warning signs, and what to do

Georgina Sturmer

Jun 284 min read

The truth about coercive control: warning signs, and what to do

When we talk about coercive control, we are talking about an act, or a series of acts, that are designed to manipulate, intimidate,...

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How to cope when friendships shift and splinter

Georgina Sturmer

Jun 73 min read

How to cope when friendships shift and splinter

Our modern society allows us the opportunity for so much more diversity, transition and change in our life choices than ever before....

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Are you hooked on praise? Exploring validation addiction

Georgina Sturmer

Jun 14 min read

Are you hooked on praise? Exploring validation addiction

It's totally natural to seek validation from those around us. It's a human instinct. It's how we understand whether our behaviour is...

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Georgina Sturmer

Apr 123 min read

Coping with a relationship breakup

Regardless of the circumstances of our breakup, it can feel strange and unsettling to be newly single. I spoke to Yahoo News all about...

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Georgina Sturmer

Feb 263 min read

What can we learn from 'The Bird Test'?

Social media has led to an explosion in theories and new terminology to capture the essence of human behaviour. In previous posts, I've...

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Family estrangement: coping with conflict and crisis

Georgina Sturmer

Feb 193 min read

Family estrangement: coping with conflict and crisis

We all know the phrase, 'you can choose your friends, but you can't choose your family'. Some of us are fortunate enough to have...

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Relationships and money, are you financially compatible?

Georgina Sturmer

Feb 33 min read

Relationships and money, are you financially compatible?

We're not very good at talking about money. Perhaps that's a terribly sweeping generalisation. But it often strikes me that even...

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Parent Mental Health Day: creating positive family relationships

Georgina Sturmer

Jan 262 min read

Parent Mental Health Day: creating positive family relationships

Tomorrow is 'Parent Mental Health Day', and this year's theme is all about 'creating positive relationships' in families. I was asked by...

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How to support a friend who has lost a loved one

Georgina Sturmer

Jan 263 min read

How to support a friend who has lost a loved one

Grief leaves many of us tongue-tied. Not knowing the right thing to think or do or say. And this can leave us feeling helpless, when we...

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Love and loss, thinking about dating after bereavement

Georgina Sturmer

Jan 104 min read

Love and loss, thinking about dating after bereavement

I've written before about dating after bereavement. Last time, the focus of the piece was on how we consider dating after bereavement,...

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Georgina Sturmer

Dec 16, 20233 min read

What is a 'depression support list'?

If we are experiencing depression, it can be hard to know what we need, and to communicate that to the people around us. So when the...

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How do you know if you're in a toxic relationship?

Georgina Sturmer

Dec 11, 20233 min read

How do you know if you're in a toxic relationship?

Some relationships should come with a health warning. But a toxic relationship doesn't always announce its arrival with a fanfare and a...

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