Dealing with Differences & Triggers – continued!

Following on from our introduction two weeks ago, today we get stuck into the theme of ‘Dealing with Differences & Triggers’.  From the best to the most difficult relationship – no two people can always agree on absolutely everything – so how do we manage our differences and what can we do to minimise triggers? […]

Dealing with Differences & Triggers – An Intro!

There’s a whole lot of relationship news since our last podcast including, stuff about divorce day post the Christmas period as well as positive headlines about the UK’s fastest falling divorce rates across Europe, not to mention Meghan and Harry big statement!  So we introduce our theme and get stuck into topics like the forever […]

Investing in your relationship for 2020

This close to the end of 2019, today’s podcast had to have a new year focus!  However, what this episode isn’t about is setting ourselves up to fail with unrealistic New Year Resolutions – that list of things that that we think we ought to do rather than realistic plans for real change!  What we […]

Infidelity – why can it happen when we don’t think it’s right?

Following Michaela’s interviews on several BBC Regional Radio stations, we thought we’d reflect on the tricky subject of infidelity and the findings of a morality survey conducted by the BBC which found that 3 in 5 adults (60%) who say they have been unfaithful to their partner also say it’s never acceptable to cheat.  So […]

‘Happily Ever After’ – Part 2

Last time, we looked at this fairy tale phrase ‘Happily Ever After’ to understand what comes to mind when we think about the word marriage and if it is a Disney-like experience.  Today we delve into the specifics of happiness in the ‘happily ever after’ of real life.  Is constant happiness actually possible, can we […]

‘Happily Ever After’ – Part 1

In popular Disney stories and fairy tales, ‘Happily Ever After’ always comes at the end of the story, when the villains have been defeated and every time, it seems that the couple are finally married and enjoy a very ‘Instagrammable’ style of wedding!  So, what are the perceptions’ of modern culture regarding the ‘happily ever […]

Holidays, shared bank accounts and patriarchy!

It’s smack in the middle of the holiday season and so today’s ‘The M Word’, has a distinctly holiday feel about it as we reflect on our family holiday, how it impacts on our relationship and why we think having a break is important.  We’ll also be talking about Michaela’s recent radio interview on the […]

The Forever Conversation

Have you had the forever conversation? What is it? Do you need to have it? We explore how it has made all the difference to our relationship and why especially during tough times, it’s one of the keys to a lifelong relationship.

So what is The M Word?

Do you have aspirations for a lifelong relationship that really works? What does this look like in modern society? We explain why the M word can help everyone who wants to explore the answers to these questions.