Emotional maturity comes with life experience, time and understanding ourselves. When we have emotional maturity, we can regulate our emotions, understand them, let them flow as necessary and have better communication skills with others. We do not blame others for the way we feel but express how a situation has triggered our feelings. We can talk, listen and resolve. If we provide a safe space for each other to express feelings without judging, then getting heard becomes easier. If we trust that we cannot fix someone, but rather help them if they ask for it, then our help becomes invaluable.

Benefits of regular exercise:

• exercise increases gut microbes that assist in the production of short-chain fatty acids. These fatty acids reduce the risk of inflammatory diseases as well as type 2 diabetes, obesity, and heart disease

• exercise strengthens your heart and improves your circulation. The increased blood flow raises the oxygen levels in your body

• regular exercise can also lower your blood pressure and triglyceride levels

It is important to communicate what you feel, and to understand the needs and wants of the other.

Asking someone where you stand can feel uncomfortable, especially as we usually prepare for rejection. We tend to give our power away. But it is just as uncomfortable for the other as well. So, to feel centred and certain about standing your ground, will give the other the same power to let their feelings out and trust you. Even if this means the relationship will end.