BOYS AND SELF ESTEEM

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Okay, we’ve all heard it before, you need to have self esteem. All this is is just another way of saying that you love yourself. We’re not talking about the term ‘love yourself‘ we use to describe those girls who are so full of ego and consider themselves better than others. ‘Love yourself’ is when [...]

WHY SEXTING IS XTL

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I’m sure most of you already know what sexting is. I’m also sure plenty of you reading this have sexted before, or know someone who has. For those of you know don’t know, sexting is texting someone sexually suggestive messages along with nude or semi-nude photos. There are some things that you should all be [...]

ARE YOU IN A HEALTHY OR UNHEALTHY RELATIONSHIP?

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Having worked with couples, families and individuals for over twelve years, I have come to believe that a huge proportion of the problems we face in our lives come from a breakdown of, or absence of, crucial relationships. (In this article I am focusing on couple relationships but relationship health refers to all types of [...]

WHAT TO DO WHEN BOYS XTL AND PRESSURE YOU TO HAVE SEX

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In today’s society there’s a lot of confusion amongst young people around sexual boundaries and what is XTL. The truth is that many girls feel anxious about saying, or are even unable to say no, and sadly when they are brave enough to say no they are often pressured into changing their minds or made [...]

ONE BILLION RISING AND DANCING AGAINST VIOLENCE AGAINST GIRLS

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Would it surprise you to learn that 1 in 3 women will be beaten or raped in her lifetime? 1 in 3 is one billion women. For some this statistic may come as a shock, but for many who have experienced domestic or sexual violence or felt the effects of it through the experiences of [...]

BECOME YOUR OWN SOUL MATE

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I’m 45 years old so you’re probably thinking, “What could you possibly understand about me and my love life?” Well, I can only say to you that I have been where you are and I know all too well the pain and frustration of young love. I spent most of my childhood and adolescent years [...]

LIV WRITES: GUY DRAMAS

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Once upon a time the biggest issue you had to deal with was “What TV show do I want to watch tonight” and now suddenly you’re a player in your very own TV drama.                                     Enter “Teenage life. Hormones. Lust. Love. Jealousy. And other melodramatic fun stuff.” Dealing with guy dramas is funny at first [...]

THE BREAKDOWN AFTER THE BREAKUP

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Relationship breakups are one of the hardest to deal with. And no amount of, ‘you’re not the first and you won’t be the last’ or ‘there are plenty of fish in the sea’ can ease the pain of it. Because who cares who else is dealing with it, they couldn’t possibly feel as helpless as [...]

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