Browsing Category Family

  • Family

    Sisters and Beyond the Labels

    When I was younger I didn’t consider my younger sister as an equal, either to be with or to hang out with. She was just there. There was ...

    On July 16, 2023 / By / Photography by Nico van Haastrecht
  • Family

    Interparental Hatred on Separation

    Recently I attended a workshop on the impact of interparental hatred on children, where it was presented that children do not fare well in the presence of ongoing, ...

    On April 8, 2020 / By / Photography by Nico van Haastrecht
  • Family

    The Photo

    I had the most beautiful experience recently. I was shown a photograph of my father…  my father as a three-year-old child. I had never seen this photo before; ...

    On December 13, 2019 / By / Photography by Nico van Haastrecht
  • Family

    Looking Closely at the Family Album

    When I was growing up, family was considered firstly to be my parents and siblings and then on outwards to include other relatives. It never occurred to me ...

    On August 29, 2019 / By / Photography by Nico van Haastrecht
  • Family

    My Family

    When I say ‘my family,’ what I am referring to is my immediate family: my partner of 27 years and our sixteen-year-old son. The relationships that we share ...

    On September 30, 2018 / By / Photography by Joseph Barker
  • Couples

    The Break-Up I’d Rather Have

    Almost a year ago, as I write this, I split up with my girlfriend of nearly 2 years. Prior to that we had been friends for 3 years, ...

    On September 10, 2018 / By / Photography by Dragana Brown
  • Family

    The Magic of Childhood – Explored

    I have been growing up with my children for the last nine years and they have shared so much ‘magic’ with me and they are part of the ...

    On July 12, 2018 / By / Photography by Rebecca W
  • Family

    No Passport required: making Relationships about Love

    Relationships are precious. There is the potential in each relationship to reflect back to us an aspect of the puzzle we are all here on earth to piece ...

    On January 29, 2018 / By / Photography by Nico van Haastrecht
  • Family

    Family Is More Than Blood

    When I first heard the saying ‘family is more than blood’, it felt like a relief because as much as I love and care for my family there ...

    On January 9, 2018 / By / Photography by Rebecca W
  • Family

    Carpentry – A Lesson on Energetic Quality from my 75 year old Dad

    My Dad has always been a handyman, one of those guys who had no formal qualifications but was able to look at what needed fixing and before long, ...

    On September 23, 2017 / By / Photography by Joseph Barker