Sex is emotion in action!
Often, love and sexuality are not an integral part of life’s pleasures, but become suffering, pain, shame and emptiness. Relying on a therapist specialising in couples therapy and systemic sex therapy can be the right way to rework your life story, experiment with new ways of relating, untangle knots and regain your autonomy and the […]
The duogramma
QUADRILHA Carlos Drummond de Andrade “João que amava Teresa, que amava Raimundo, que amava Maria, que amava Joaquim, que amava Lili que não amava ninguém. João foi para os Estados Unidos, Teresa para o convento, Raimundo morreu de desastre, Maria ficou para tia, Joaquim suicidou-se e Lili casou-se com J. Pinto Fernandes que não tinha […]
The silent couple
Once upon a time, there was a newlywed couple. Still dressed in their wedding attire, they settled into their new home as soon as the last guest had left. “Darling,” said the young lady, “Go and lock the door leading to the street!” “Lock the door? Me?” said the groom. “A groom in his splendid […]
Types of relationships
RELATIONSHIP PREMISES The encounter between feeling and relationship: feeling is different from relationship. One can feel strong affection for a person and have great difficulty relating to them. Love in a positive sense. Partners integrate pleasure and value. It is a learning process of cohabitation. Relationships are a choice and a decision. Not a decree! […]
Types of likes
POSITIVE LOVE This type of love occurs when mutual affinity and acceptance prevail. According to the dictionary, affinity means: kinship between one spouse and the relatives of the other; conformity; relationship. In chemistry, it means: the tendency of bodies to unite. Playing with this word, affinity is: I am willing to accept you in what […]
Humanisation and dysfunctions
THE PROCESS OF HUMANISATION Breaking down vanity and the myth of perfection. Ability to manage similarities and differences between people. Discrimination of the individual in order to relate emotionally to people and maintain control over things. Discrimination between: value = people and importance = things Harmonious use of thought, action and heart. “O amor não […]
Emotional relationship contract
Quando duas pessoas iniciam um relacionamento, está implícito um contrato, com cláusulas invisíveis, com acordos subentendidos e assinado por ambos, sem terem lido as letrinhas miúdas… The exercise below serves as a tool for psychotherapists to formulate hypotheses about the type of contract entered into by the couple in therapy. It can be carried out […]