Summertime is usually holiday time, and we have more ‘face time’ with the people we love. How do your relationships with people you care about feel when you are not pressured by busy work days and agendas? Hopefully, they feel enjoyable and enhanced. However, a noticeable paradox within communication is that we can talk and not be heard; and listen, yet miss the message. What is happening? Probably an overwhelming emotional attachment to some part of the communication that suddenly demands a reaction – often a defensive response. Relationship counselling can address this problem. Connect with a counsellor to help identify and resolve communication difficulties.