Kriszta Zakany

There are moments in a conversation where a single metaphor lands so cleanly that it stays with you long after the episode ends. Listening to Esther Perel (Belgian psychotherapist, bestselling author, leading expert and internationally recognised voice on relationships and intimacy) on the Call Her Daddy podcast, there was a brief moment where she spoke about co-dependency in a way that felt profoundly clarifying. It wasn’t the main topic of the episode. It wasn’t a deep dive. But the way she...

Inspired by Thais Gibson’s conversation with Jay Shetty There’s a moment in Thais Gibson’s conversation with Jay Shetty that captures the heart of attachment work: “Attachment styles aren’t personality types, they’re patterns. They’re the echoes of what we learned about love long before we had the language to describe it. And those patterns quietly shape who we’re drawn to, how we show up in conflict, and why certain relationships feel like home… even when they hurt.” This is the piece so...

When couples reach out for support, it’s often one partner who makes the first move - and in many relationships, that partner is the woman. It’s incredibly common to hear, “I want to come to counselling, but my partner doesn’t want to.” If this is your experience, you’re not alone. And importantly, it doesn’t mean your partner doesn’t care, doesn’t love you or doesn’t want things to improve. There are many reasons men hesitate to come to counselling and most of them are rooted in protection,...