The Romantasy Therapist
Celebrating ways Romantasy helps support our mental health
The Romantasy Therapist is a qualified and experienced relationship and trauma therapist
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Do you or someone you know experience changes to mental health before a period or associated with pregnancy, breastfeeding, the perimenopause or menopause? Women experience a lot of hormonal challenges over their lifetime which often go unrecognised. Worse, some people fail to seek help or talk about their experiences because there’s associated shame. So often,…
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The best way to stop an argument from escalating is to walk away. But this is easier said than done when both of you are desperate to be heard and fuming. What you have to remember is that,a t this point, neither of you are listening. Essentially, when you’re really angry your executive function is…
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As soon as November arrived, Christmas stealthing began turning to full on Christmas embracing for some people. Though there are still pumpkins and skeletons on some front steps and in gardens, there are also already a few Christmas lights in windows and on trees, and people are beginning to showcase their indoor decorations on social…
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It’s only relatively recently that we’ve believed one person, with whom we have a romantic and sexual relationship, could meet all our needs, satisfy all our desires. The concept of The One (True Love) doesn’t take into account what Happy Ever After is really like or why we have relationships in the first place. It…
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In Romantasy, characters often have a lot of secrets or turn out not to be who they said they were or were assumed to be. There’s usually a good reason for their reticence to share, however. Sometimes, the information being witheld could put others in danger. It’s also common for characters to have had difficult…
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Actor Monica Bellucci and director Tim Burton have apparently split after a relationship lasting two to three years. The length of their relationship may be significant, as this is as long as the so-called Honeymoon Period of relationships normally lasts. Beyond this, reality – and disappointment – kicks in, and relationships either transition into more…
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Romantasy characters usually have to grab precious moments together in between battles, trials or on journeys. For most of us, life is a bit more predictable even if it’s really busy, and many of us don’t make the effort to ensure our relationship connection stays strong.
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Perfectionists are often proud of their high standards. The trouble is that they can never reach the heights of excellence they aspire to, and so are constantly dissatisfied and self-critical. Often, that criticism extends to others too. They can’t help pointing out every little issue, however trivial. At the heart of perfectionism is the fear…
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Romantasy couples certainly know how to argue – at least in their enemies phase. Much of their anger and the put-downs result from misunderstanding and quickly morph into banter, into flirting, into love. Cute. Mortal couples’ anger is not so pretty. Many seem to have completely forgotten that they’re on the same side, using their…
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