About

Youth and young adults today are weathering a storm of familial disruptions, from divorce and separation to parental absence and conflict. These experiences leave deep scars, shaping their understanding of relationships and their ability to navigate life's transitions.

We recognise the importance of starting early to address relationship challenges faced by young adults. By addressing the root causes of relationship challenges and empowering young adults to build strong, healthy connections, we believe we can create a ripple effect of positive change that will benefit individuals, families, and communities for generations to come.

Our Objectives

  • Provide comprehensive education on communication, conflict resolution, emotional intimacy, and healthy boundaries.

  • Offer support and guidance to young adults as they navigate the complexities of early relationships.

  • Equip young people with the skills and knowledge they need to prevent future relationship challenges.

  • Address the emotional, psychological, and social factors that contribute to healthy relationships

We propose a paradigm shift in youth programming, one that goes beyond addressing surface-level issues and delves into the deeper wounds caused by broken family ties and disrupted relationships.

This new approach would:

Focus on Lifespan Transitions

Recognise that the impact of early experiences extends throughout life. Programmes should address not only immediate challenges but also the ongoing transitions and relationship dynamics that young people face as they mature.

Prioritise Relationship Skills

Teach essential communication, conflict resolution, and emotional regulation skills, providing young people with the tools to build healthy relationships and break destructive cycles.

Offer Trauma-Informed Support

Acknowledge the trauma that many young people have experienced and provide a safe and supportive space for healing and growth.

Foster Self-Awareness


Help young people understand their own emotional needs, patterns, and triggers, empowering them to make conscious choices and cultivate
healthier relationships.

Provide Mentorship and Guidance

Connect young people with positive role models and mentors who can offer guidance, support, and a different perspective on relationships.

By addressing the root causes of youth issues and equipping young people with the skills and support they need to navigate life's transitions, we can empower them to break free from destructive cycles, build healthy relationships, and create
fulfilling lives.

This is not just about offering distractions; it is about fostering genuine connection, healing, and growth.

  • When the impulse to share becomes obligatory, when personal boundaries are no longer respected, when only the shared space of togetherness is acknowledged and private space is denied, fusion replaces intimacy and possession co-opts love.

    Esther Perel
    Psychotherapist and New York Times bestselling author

  • The parent-child bond is our most important relationship; through it we experience the world. The child doesn’t experience poverty in the abstract; the child experiences whether the parents can provide for him or her. When a parent comes home stressed, the child experiences the parent’s emotions and, through them, the world that stresses the parent. The attachment relationship gives us our concept of the world: Is this place hostile? Is it friendly? Is it nurturing? Is it indifferent?

    Dr. Gabor Maté
    Physician and bestselling author

  • I can be changed by what happens to me. But I refuse to be reduced by it.

    Maya Angelou
    Author, poet, and civil rights activist

  • Healing is a coming to terms with things as they are, rather than struggling to force them to be as they once were, or as we would like them to be, to feel secure or to have what we sometimes think of as our own way.

    Jon Kabat-Zinn
    Developer and founder of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR)

  • Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.

    Rumi
    13th-century poet

Resources

Institute of Mental Health

Mental Health Resources

National Youth Council

MSF Resources for Parents & Youth

Marriage Support for Young Couples

Contact us.

Keen to find out more about our You+Health programme? Drop us an email at loveandmarriage.co@gmail.com, submit an enquiry form below, or connect with us via our socials (LinkedIn / Instagram).