Majellan Media Podcasts

In part two of our Communications session we take a closer look at how emotions impact on our relationships and how we communicate. We are also joined by some special guests to get children's perspective on communication. We suggest you listen to part one first. Click Here to go to Part 1. Communication is the theme of the second session of our focus series with Marriage Counselor Derek Boylen.

As much as good communication can bui...

The brain loves novelty but what's novel today is boring tomorrow. Setting goals is a great way to help keep relationships fresh and continue growing. In new or old relationships, goals help families to stay excited about the future and give a sense of purpose and direction. Goals help us to prioritize the use of our time, money and resources. They give families a common purpose and they become milestones on the journey.

In this Fo...

One of the most common challenges for couples, especially younger couples is where the extended family interferes with relationships and it can feel like you are the 'meat in the sandwich' dealing with conflicts between your partner and your extended family. Derek explores the many reasons for meddling and shares ways to deal with an extended family member who may be causing issues.

Another issue Derek covers is having to set bound...

Family finances is one of the most difficult things to talk about and less than 10% of families have a budget. Finances can also be one of the biggest relationship breakers – especially when money gets tight or we get into difficult times.

Different ideas or –‘habitudes’ - about money can create unnecessary stress on relationships and because there is no romance in speaking about finance most of us don’t cover the topic with our lo...

There is no perfect way to parent and sometimes we are going to get it wrong!

As we know children are constantly growing and developing and it is important that our parenting also needs to be open to change and development. Research tells us that healthy parent child relationships require both connectedness and flexibility and importantly parenting needs to be balanced. In a healthy parenting relationship children also need boundari...

Infidelity is more common than we think and often it is painful and hidden for couples; 25% of couples will experience infidelity and it’s a problem equally for both men and women. However, there are more ways people can be unfaithful beyond physical or emotional infidelity.

When there has been emotional or physical infidelity it can be difficult, and a big part of the challenge will be the emotional imbalance within the relationshi...

Intimacy plays an important part in all relationships. However, we tend to think of intimacy in terms of emotional or physical connection. In this session Derek explains what intimacy means and shows us that there are actually twelve facets of intimacy.

As you listen, you will discover what these 12 facets are, how important it is to share intimacy in family relationships, how to expand a couple’s capacity to experience closeness an...

In this Focus Session of Figuring out Families, marriage counsellor Derek Boylen talks about what to do when there appears to be no hope in a relationship.

The types of pressures on families today are far greater than ever before so Derek discusses what can be done to ease the pressures and puts forward a number of suggestions on how to seek professional help if the family situation is deteriorating.

He adds that if the relationship...

Continuing our Focus Series of Figuring out Families, marriage counsellor Derek Boylen speaks about the importance of work/life balance.

Never has this been so important, especially due to the difficulties we are experiencing with coronavirus. Work/life balance can lead to all sorts of stresses on families, financial and otherwise. Derek provides tips on what couples and families can do to ease these pressures and believes organisa...

What are love languages? Put simply, they are the ways we show love and interpret love back.

It is the language we speak when expressing love. And it is important to know that your love language may be different to that of your loved ones. This means there is room for misinterpretations and can be a cause for lack of connection.

In this Focus session Derek describes what the five love languages are and shows us how we can express ou...

All relationships are tested at one time or another and there is nothing wrong with a good argument. In fact, it can be healthy.

Arguments in a relationship are inevitable! Even if we had the best communication skills in the world there are still going to be times when we have different expectations or goals or values which can to lead to a disagreement of some sort.

In this session we explore the steps to help address problems when ...

n this session we explore how faith and spirituality effect relationships in the pressure of daily life.

Derek and David are joined by special guest Karen (Derek’s wife) to explore the importance of taking time to strengthen our ‘spiritual being’ and how in doing so we build closer more loving relationships.

Topics covered include:

• The meaning of spirituality
• Spirituality, faith or religion?
• How we experience spirituality in the day...

Having a strong loving relationship usually means you have a good understanding of what is important to your family members.

In this Focus Session we explore Love Maps and how they can help to gain a deeper knowledge of the people we care most about and therefore build stronger relationships.

Understanding Love Maps gives us a valuable means of getting to know and appreciate our partners and children better to help avoid conflict, ...

In our podcast series, Parenting Sessions, we interview Dr Rosina McAlpine, who is an author, parenting expert and CEO of Win Win Parenting.

Win Win Parenting supports parents to successfully navigate the ups and downs of family life. Dr Rosina believes managing home life more confidently leads to less stress and better outcomes for children and a more harmonious family life.

Parents learn practical strategies to manage day-to-day ...

In this Majellan Parenting Session with Dr Rosina McAlpine we explore Win Win Parenting and how it supports parents to successfully navigate through the ups and downs of family life and learn practical strategies to manage parenting challenges.

Dr Rosina’s Win Win Parenting program provides parents with an effective step-by-step practical approach to managing day-to-day parenting challenges without requiring discipline, punishment a...

In this Figuring Out Families podcast we talk to Dr Rosina McAlpine, who’s an author, parenting expert and CEO of Win Win Parenting which supports parents on how best to navigate through the ups and downs of everyday family life.

Win Win Parenting also provides practical strategies for parents on how to manage the challenges of raising their children.

In this first episode of our new Parenting Sessions, Dr Rosina explains in simple...

In this Parenting Session on Bullying we introduce Dr Robyn Mills, a grandmother of five who has worked in the health field for 47 years in areas such as psychology, nursing and natural medicine. She’s also a co-founder of Win Win Parenting along with Dr Rosina McAlpine.

Robyn says the introduction of new technologies has made bullying worse because it can now occur 24/7. She says bullying occurs amongst all age groups and if it’s n...

Reflect on your family, in particular your grandparents influence in your life.

For many of us grandparents have had a big influence on our lives. But this can often be tricky in families as role modelling is an important way for children to learn. But where values may be different grandparents need to honour their children’s way of parenting, while at the same time honouring the grandparent they want to be.

In this most informative ...