The holiday season carries an emotional charge that few other times of year can match. Even in strong relationships, December has a way of amplifying underlying tensions. Expectations increase, schedules tighten, family dynamics resurface and the pressure to perform togetherness often becomes heavier than the connection itself. For couples, the difficulty isn’t usually love or commitment - it’s the way external stressors strain emotional availability and communication. What i

By Sarah Louise Ryan , Psychotherapist & Relationship Counsellor. Porn addiction or excessive porn use is more than just a personal struggle -it’s a relational one. For many individuals and couples, pornography becomes a silent wedge that distances partners emotionally, physically, and energetically. The pleasure of porn for one, can be the relational pain for another. Ultimately, any behaviour that doesn't serve the relationship and energetically let's air out of the tyre as