https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Austria in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Most people want Christmas to be more than gift opening. They want it to be a time to express the values that are most important to them. Marriage and Family Therapist Helen Rudinsky has advice on how to celebrate the holiday with family and friends in meaningful ways. https://www.thelocal.at/20151210/why-christmas-should-mean-more-than-presents Thu, 10 Dec 2015 10:20:54 +0100 why-christmas-should-mean-more-than-presents With most of the Christkindlmarkts already open in Vienna, it's time to start thinking about Christmas, if you haven't already. Marriage and Family Therapist Helen Rudinsky has advice on how to survive the festive season. https://www.thelocal.at/20151130/how-to-enjoy-christmas-and-avoid-burn-out Mon, 30 Nov 2015 16:10:22 +0100 how-to-enjoy-christmas-and-avoid-burn-out Feel like you and your partner are drifting apart? Marriage and Family Therapist Helen Rudinsky looks at how to revive a sense of friendship in your marriage. https://www.thelocal.at/20151020/how-to-become-best-friends-with-your-spouse Tue, 20 Oct 2015 13:59:15 +0200 how-to-become-best-friends-with-your-spouse Has your marriage lost its initial excitement and romance? Have the original sparks of fire grown cold? Marriage and Family Therapist Helen Rudinsky has advice on how to re-romanticize your relationship. https://www.thelocal.at/20150916/how-to-put-the-romance-back-in-your-relationship Wed, 16 Sep 2015 11:47:57 +0200 how-to-put-the-romance-back-in-your-relationship Do you have a vision statement for your relationship? Companies have vision statements to articulate their values, define their goals and give employees and shareholders direction. Relationships need them as well. https://www.thelocal.at/20150825/how-to-create-a-relationship-vision Tue, 25 Aug 2015 12:30:13 +0200 how-to-create-a-relationship-vision The ability to have a loving, fulfilling relationship requires that a couple balance two primary human needs - intimacy and independence, togetherness and separateness. https://www.thelocal.at/20150806/how-to-avoid-the-pursuer-distancer-dance Thu, 06 Aug 2015 15:51:33 +0200 how-to-avoid-the-pursuer-distancer-dance Do you ever get pressured into doing something you don't want to? Do you sometimes feel used by others? Is it hard for you to say “no”? If so, maybe you need to develop stronger boundaries. Many people do. https://www.thelocal.at/20150702/setting-boundaries-why-good-fences-make-good-neighbours Thu, 02 Jul 2015 12:17:58 +0200 setting-boundaries-why-good-fences-make-good-neighbours Couples counselling can completely revolutionize your relationship - changing it from a place of conflict and disappointment to a harmonious sanctuary from the outside world. If your relationship is already good, couples counselling can make it much better. https://www.thelocal.at/20150518/couples-counselling-is-it-for-you Mon, 18 May 2015 11:08:21 +0200 couples-counselling-is-it-for-you Expats, who are globally mobile and move every few years, often have to make new friends with each move. Helen Rudinsky writes that making new friends can be a challenge, especially for children, shy people, or individuals with limited social skills. https://www.thelocal.at/20150422/the-challenges-of-expat-living-making-new-friends Wed, 22 Apr 2015 15:49:00 +0200 the-challenges-of-expat-living-making-new-friends Vienna-based Marriage and Family Therapist Helen Rudinsky looks at how to recognise if you're in denial, and what to do to break out of it. https://www.thelocal.at/20150316/help-me-helen-how-to-know-when-youre-in-denial Mon, 16 Mar 2015 12:21:01 +0100 help-me-helen-how-to-know-when-youre-in-denial Vienna-based Marriage and Family Therapist Helen Rudinsky looks at how to avoid saying things you'll later regret which can harm your relationships. https://www.thelocal.at/20150226/avoiding-harmful-patterns-in-relationships-escalation Thu, 26 Feb 2015 12:28:00 +0100 avoiding-harmful-patterns-in-relationships-escalation Vienna-based Marriage and Family Therapist Helen Rudinsky looks at how to avoid invalidating others, even if you don't realize you're doing it. https://www.thelocal.at/20150126/avoiding-harmful-patterns-in-relationships-invalidation Mon, 26 Jan 2015 11:50:00 +0100 avoiding-harmful-patterns-in-relationships-invalidation