Laterlife Relationships Index
It could be
you....
Every month
Maggi Stamp, a qualified and experienced relationship counsellor
for Relate and in private practice, writes about some of the
emotional challenges we meet as we pass our half-way markers.
In later life, and particularly once we've retired, relationships become very important because we have more time for them. The opportunity to spend more quality time with people, whether it's a partner, children, friends or relations should mean that our relationships are strengthened. However, sometimes things do go wrong for a variety of reasons. It may be that we don't think about them and work at them but just take them for granted. Once we retire, relationships will change because of the time element so they need thinking about and working at. Whatever the reason, we do sometimes come up against problems with relationships in later life, which is why Maggi's articles can be very helpful.
For reasons of
confidentiality Maggi never writes about a particular person's problems unless
you have sent one to be answered, but all her examples are based on problems
raised by clients, family and friends over the years.
We hope you find the column useful and
interesting and will want to comment or even share some your own
experiences in the laterlife cafe. Why not
post your thoughts there, or you can write to Maggi at maggi@laterlife.com
for her to respond in the column.
Index to Relationship
Articles (for more recent articles,
click here).
56 - My stepdaughter treats me with contempt
55 - Grandparent's longing
54 - My grandson has terrible rages. How can
I help?
53 -
My father has Parkinsons disease
52 - How can I restore relations with my
granddaughter?
51 - Testosterone loss
50 - How do I move on?
49 - Consequences of divorce
48 - How can I make my husband listen to me?
47 - My son has gone
46 - How do I tell my pregnant daughter that
I have cancer?
45 - Say hello to a neighbour
44 - Problems with stepdaughters
43 - A daughter`s marriage in danger
42 - I`m ashamed of my weight and I don`t
feel loved
41 - I`m 54 and I don`t want to go on
working.
40 - Cancer has destroyed my sex life
39 - My partner is an alcoholic
38 - Should I intervene?
37 - How we feel about getting older
36 - After divorce: Can you be good friends
with your ex?
35 - My elder son’s behaviour is causing
concern with my ex and his new partner
34 - Becoming the victim of
an obsession
33 - My mother insists on spending...
32 - Children flown, new
home, coping with builders, being a carer, husband often absent…
31 - The daughter who keeps going home to
mum
30 - Late divorce: how mother
and daughter react
September 2004. Maggi is on
holiday this month'
29 - I think he only wants sex,
not a relationship
28 - We are worried about our son`s choice
of partner
27 - I admit I have neglected the physical
side of our love
26 - My husband`s stroke makes
him impossible to live with
25 - Am I losing my son to his
girlfriend?
24 - How well do we know our
brothers and sisters?
23 - Depression and the family
part three
22 - Depression and the family
part two
21 - Depression and the
family
20 - When the past gets in
the way
19 - Alzheimer`s - How do we cope?
18 - Dr Alzheimer`s Prison
17 - My brother is
very ill; how far should we interfere?
16 - We can`t get on
with our daughter-in-law
15 - Is it our age or is our
marriage on the rocks?
14 - Black sheep or
just different?
13 - I don`t like
granny
12 - Time for a
Spring-clean
11 - We are never
ready for this
10 - So good when they
go
9 - What about the children
8 - Sex in a long-term
relationship
7 - Sarah leaves home
6 - A new start after
divorce
5 - Holidays can spell
trouble
4 - First steps to a new
beginning
3 - Still strangers
after all these years
2 - Boundaries of
being a grandparent
1 - Retirement, a
hidden sting?
You can write to Maggi at maggi@laterlife.com
for her to respond in the
column.
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