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Read more about the article Matt and Sarah Davies on their book ‘You, Me and the Space Between Us’

Matt and Sarah Davies on their book ‘You, Me and the Space Between Us’

  • Post author:Cate Mackenzie
  • Post published:April 17, 2023
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Matt and Sarah Davies are the authors of You, Me and the Space Between Us: How to (Re)Build Your Relationship, a guidebook for how to create a healthy, loving and lasting…

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Laura Vowels on navigating differences in desire

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  • Post published:April 21, 2022
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Laura Vowels is an Emotionally Focussed Sex and Relationship therapist who specialises in desire discrepancy. She shares about what to do when it seems like you do not match sexually…

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Love for couples after lockdown

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  • Post published:May 24, 2021
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I am aware that there have been so many different issues for people in this last year. I am also aware that there are many configurations of relationships from choosing…

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Navigating commitment issues

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  • Post published:March 15, 2021
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Commitment issues can pose a challenge, whether you’re single and looking for a relationship, dating, or in a relationship. Whether you are the one that has difficulty with commitment, or…

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    There is a moment in relationships where things be There is a moment in relationships where things begin to feel real.

Closer. More meaningful. More vulnerable.

And for many people, that is where the shift happens.

Overthinking creeps in
You question what you said
You feel the urge to move closer… or to pull away completely

Not because something is wrong
But because something meaningful is happening

On Sunday 19 April, I will be at The Sugar Club in Dublin exploring this exact moment and what sits underneath it

This live talk is about understanding anxious attachment
How it forms
How it shows up
And how you can begin to move towards feeling more secure in the way you love and connect

We will look at the nervous system
What activation feels like in your body
And how to create more steadiness, even in the moments that used to feel overwhelming

This is not about becoming someone else

It is about learning how to stay with yourself
Even when things feel uncertain

📍 The Sugar Club, Dublin
🗓 Sunday 19 April 2026
⏰ Doors open 5pm, talk starts 5.30pm
🎟 Tickets via Eventbrite or @seedtalks, link in bio to buy tickets

If this speaks to you, you are very welcome to join us

What changes when you no longer feel the need to chase, prove, or protect in love?

#AttachmentStyles #AnxiousAttachment #SecureAttachment #RelationshipHealing #EmotionalWellbeing
    Opening Your Heart to Love ✨ I am so delighted to Opening Your Heart to Love ✨

I am so delighted to be joining the Mind Body Spirit Festival with @mbswellbeing at Olympia, London this May.

Across the weekend I will be offering a few beautiful heart centred sessions, all exploring love, connection and self love 🤍

Saturday 23 May
🕐 1.15pm, Ceremony Dome
Opening Your Heart to Love

Monday 25 May
🕛 12.15pm, Sacred Ceremony Space
Opening Your Heart to Self Love

🕜 1.30pm, Midlife Wisdom Area
Opening Your Heart to Love

All of these sessions are free once you have your festival entry ticket.

If you are planning to come, festival entry tickets increase from £18 to £20 on 4 April, so this is a gentle nudge to take advantage of the early ticket if it feels right ✨

It would be truly lovely to see you there and share this space together 💫

#MindBodySpiritFestival
#HeartOpening
#LondonSpiritualEvents
#SelfLoveJourney
#UKTherapist

This feels much more embedded and intentional, like part of the story rather than an add-on.
    A reflection I return to often… ✨ So many people A reflection I return to often… ✨

So many people I work with aren’t trying to hurt each other.
They’re trying to be understood… and missing each other at the same time.

And somewhere in that space, it starts to feel exhausting.
You might find yourself thinking
Should I just give up?
Is this too hard?

But often, underneath the confusion, something much more tender is happening.
Two people wanting to be seen.
Two people feeling vulnerable.
Two nervous systems struggling to find safety at the same time 🫀

In couples therapy, we often say…
Sometimes it only takes a few more words.
A few more words to let someone into your world
or the willingness to really step into theirs.

Not fixing.
Not defending.

Just listening.
Creating space.
Taking a moment.
Choosing to stay.

Because sometimes, the shift doesn’t come from saying it perfectly
but from being willing to stay open while it’s imperfect 🌿

If this is something you’re navigating right now, I’ll be exploring this more deeply at my live event with Seed Talks on the 19th in Dublin at The Sugar Club.

Tickets are available through Eventbrite if you’d like to join.

What helps you stay open when things feel difficult in connection?

#couplestherapy #emotionalconnection #relationshipwork #consciouslove #dublin_events
    So much fun dancing to Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t she So much fun dancing to Stevie Wonder’s “Isn’t she lovely”! My sister visited and I had the chance to remember how good it is to play and dance. Creating time for fun is such a big deal but it can be in little chunks xx#lovecoach #love #relationships #fun #flirting
    Something I often tell my clients… ✨ Attraction d Something I often tell my clients… ✨

Attraction doesn’t disappear because something is “wrong” in the relationship.
It often fades because the relationship has become… predictable in a way that leaves no space for aliveness.

Not because you don’t love each other.
But because you’ve both slowly moved into roles, routines, and responsibilities… and out of curiosity.

Desire needs space.
It needs a sense of discovery, of not fully knowing, of still meeting each other. 💫

And that doesn’t come from grand gestures.
It comes from small moments of presence… asking a new question, sharing something unfiltered, letting yourself be seen in a slightly different way.

Long term attraction isn’t built on effort alone.
It’s built on continued curiosity. 🤍

Where in your relationship have things become familiar… but no longer alive?

#EmotionalIntimacy #ConsciousRelationships #LoveAndConnection #RelationshipGrowth #IntimacyMatters
    A Little Reminder ✨ You are still in time to get A Little Reminder ✨

You are still in time to get your tickets and come and meet yours truly at the Mind Body Spirit Festival with @mbswellbeing at Olympia, London this May 🤍

I will be there across the weekend offering a few beautiful heart centred sessions:

Saturday 23 May
🕐 1.15pm, Ceremony Dome
Opening Your Heart to Love

Monday 25 May
🕛 12.15pm, Sacred Ceremony Space
Opening Your Heart to Self Love

🕜 1.30pm, Midlife Wisdom Area
Opening Your Heart to Love

All sessions are free once you have your festival entry ticket.

Festival entry tickets have recently increased from £18 to £20, but there is still time to book and join us ✨

If you feel drawn to a little more love, connection and space to reconnect with yourself, I would so love to see you there 💫

#MindBodySpiritFestival
#HeartOpening
#LondonSpiritualEvents
#SelfLoveJourney
#UKTherapist

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