By Raquel Peel The saying goes ‘love is grand’, so it seems strange that many of us set out to sabotage it. Some people, having successfully initiated a relationship, embark upon what appears to be a path to certain destruction. Some people seem to pull the plug on relationships too quickly… when things get serious […]
By Raquel Peel In the last article I promised to tell you how people sabotage romantic relationships. In a nutshell, it goes like this: They meet that great person and then… They find faults, become over critical, untrusting and assume the relationship will fail without much evidence. This is a pattern and it happens again […]
By The Raquel Peel Editorial Team A good relationship should bring you joy and pleasure! In the poem ‘My Love is Life to Ice’ by Edmund Spenser, he describes how he believes love is something that can alter the course of human kind. Or to put it simply, love has the potential to dramatically and […]
By The Raquel Peel Editorial Team Starting a new relationship can be fun, or the stress of success can make it difficult. By taking the time in that first formative conversation, you can build a strong foundation of trust to start with. This strong foundation is best when built on friendship. It allows you to […]
ABC Drive Radio with Adam Stephen 1 July 2020 Retrieved from abc.net.au ABC Drive with Adam Stephen. Tune in to the sound of North Queensland. The day’s news, the best music and lively conversations. Excerpt from the program broadcasted on 1 July 2020. Interview with Raquel Peel started at 20.30. https://www.raquelpeel.com/wp-content/uploads/Drive-with-Adam-Stephen.mp3 Listen to full Episode […]
A RECENT survey from Relationships Australia revealed that a large percentage of people felt their romantic relationships were negatively impacted by coronavirus. Story by Cassandra Glover 9 June, 2020. Retrieved from The Chronicle Subscriber only Psychology and counselling lecturer at the University of Southern Queensland Raquel Peel said the survey showed 55 per cent of […]
It would seem the last thing anyone would be doing during COVID-19 isolation is setting up a dating profile, but according to new data, dating apps experienced a surge in users. Story by Samtui Selave 15 May, 2020. Retrieved from The Queensland Times In April the average number of messages sent daily across dating apps […]
University of Southern Queensland – Australia 3 April, 2020. Retrieved from Univeristy of Southern Queensland Facebook Page To keep the spark alive … you don’t have to burn the house down As University of Southern Queensland – Australia’s Raquel Peel explains …
If you’re both working from home, and with nowhere to go out to in the evenings, there’s a chance you might start to get on each other’s nerves. Interview: Breakfast with Andrew “Bear” 8 May, 2020. Retrieved from 2NM Breakfast Radio https://www.raquelpeel.com/wp-content/uploads/raquel-peel-surviving-a-lock-down.mp3 Perhaps it’s happening already? Joining me talk about how we avoid relationship problems while […]
ABC 24 — Weekend Breakfast Retrieved from ABC 24 – Weekend Breakfast Description Johanna Nicholson and Fauziah Ibrahim bring you the latest news on the Coronavirus pandemic, speak to medical professionals and public health experts and look at the far-reaching impact on people, the economy and how we live. LISTEN TO INTERVIEW Love in the […]
