Georgina Sturmer
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Jul 31
- 2 min
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 29
- 2 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Jul 15
- 2 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Jun 28
- 4 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Jun 7
- 3 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Jun 1
- 4 min
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 12
- 3 min
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 26
- 3 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Feb 19
- 3 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Feb 3
- 3 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Jan 26
- 2 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Jan 26
- 3 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Jan 10
- 4 min
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, 2023
- 3 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Dec 11, 2023
- 3 min
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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Georgina Sturmer
- Nov 27, 2023
- 3 min
Would you consider befriending your partner's ex?
Would you consider befriending your partner's ex? I was asked to think about this for a piece that was written in The Independent all...
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Georgina Sturmer
- Nov 25, 2023
- 4 min
What is the 'orange peel theory', and what does it reveal about our relationships?
Have you heard about the 'orange peel theory'? Before this week, I hadn't either. Well, I hadn't heard of it packaged up in this way. ...
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Georgina Sturmer
- Nov 20, 2023
- 3 min
Scrolling on your socials, do you find yourself keeping tabs on people who you don't like?
The advent of social media has made it infinitely easier to keep in touch with what's going on with those around us. But this also means...
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Georgina Sturmer
- Nov 18, 2023
- 2 min
Coping with 'pre-death' grief, when grief comes before a loss
Sometimes grief comes before a loss. If we know that a loss is likely to be on the horizon, perhaps if a loved one is unwell, we might...
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