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Written by Michelle Robinson I am an appalling sailor and easily get seasick. Despite this, Merv and Maggie are two of my closest friends. They live on a catamaran, and if a full risk assessment has been conducted and there is a helicopter on emergency standby for my evacuation, I am sometimes invited to spend…

Written by Michelle Robinson I’m excited about this month’s column, and I hope the title sparked your curiosity. While there are many directions that a discussion of getting creative with love could take, I’m sticking to the shallow end of the pool and offering some ideas that won’t take you or me out of our…

Written by Michelle Robinson This month’s Life Chat invites some personal reflection. Where are you right now? I don’t mean, ‘Where are you right now?’ in the physical sense of your location, but rather I am wondering where you might be mentally and emotionally. Are you in one place in your body, while also in…

Written by Michelle Robinson This month’s column focuses on a very special relationship – the one we have with our kids. I use the phrase ‘our kids’ loosely, because as well as our children, I include in this cohort grandkids, step-kids, nieces, nephews and any child with whom you have a close relationship. How old…

Written by Michelle Robinson Welcome to Life-Chat. This month our focus is on the health of your most important relationship – your relationship with YOU. Don’t worry. I’m not offering advice you’ve heard before about needing to love yourself more or accepting that everything you think and feel is okay. I’m offering you the chance…

Written by Michelle Robinson Welcome to Life-Chat. I look forward to sharing lots of tips to keep the sparkle in your relationships and strategies to tackle tricky dilemmas. The focus of our column this month is ‘love-talk.’ What is ‘love-talk’, and why does it matter? Well, although we think we speak the same language as…

Written by Michelle Robinson “Michelle, Last year was tough on all of us, I know. I’d really like some guidance on how to find my feet again this year. I still feel nervous to leave the house but miss my family, friends and my old life generally. How can I pull it all back together…

Written by Michelle Robinson “I’m really torn with what to do this Christmas as far as gift buying for my children goes. Money is tight and they don’t seem to appreciate what they already have. How do I keep the balance between spoiling Christmas and spoiling THEM?” – Torn Santa Dear ‘Torn Santa’, You raise…

Written by Michelle Robinson Welcome to Life Chat With Michelle. I’m delighted to join the Alive team as a regular columnist.The focus of this column is ‘you’. If you have a dilemma about a relationship or other life-issue, I’m here to offer you some strategies to consider. Sometimes, it’s helpful just to hear what someone…