Marcia Watts

As attached as we might be to the idea of the "perfect family", one can't help wonder ... Read more.

It may seem a little strange in a discussion about family relationships to talk about ... Read more.

One important piece of advice I would offer as both therapist and stepmother to anoth ... Read more.

We know from family research that gender is a crucial factor in stepfamily life. It r ... Read more.

Have you set upon a path of change only to be hit by a series of road blocks and set ... Read more.

Founder of positive psychology and researcher Martin Seligman coined the phrase "post ... Read more.

At this moment, while we stand at the edge of a new year it can be tempting to make p ... Read more.

I don’t know about you, but I’m not a big fan of change. While I like new ... Read more.

As we are preparing for Christmas day and the end of the year just around the co ... Read more.

Gratitude is something we can overlook and yet it offers such powerful benefits to ou ... Read more.

As previously mentioned, it is important to recognise both the centrality and the vul ... Read more.

While on the surface a stepfamily can seem quite similar to a traditional, intact fam ... Read more.

In this post I'd like to discuss the idea of recovery and what it takes to get back o ... Read more.

In this blog I’d like to focus on the issue of building trust and what thi ... Read more.

Recently, my eldest son observed me setting limits and boundaries with my middle son. ... Read more.

This week, being mental health week, I thought it was a good time to stop and reflect ... Read more.

Families, whether biological or chosen, are what give most people’s lives their ... Read more.