Author: Mary Griffin - Elysium Lifestyle Magazine

Mary Griffin

Mary Griffin, MBACP, our Relationships & Emotional Wellbeing Editor, is a highly experienced psychotherapist, relationship therapist, & clinical hypnotherapist with a successful private practice in W5. She collaborates with leading institutions, including Harley Street specialists, as well as partners in leisure and luxury travel industries. She also engages with charities where she contributes to bereavement support, veterans’ trauma treatment and addiction recovery. Passionate about emotional wellbeing, she is now sharing her expertise through writing on relationships and mental wellbeing for Elysium.

Mary Griffin

Mary Griffin, MBACP, our Relationships & Emotional Wellbeing Editor, is a highly experienced psychotherapist, relationship therapist, & clinical hypnotherapist with a successful private practice in W5. She collaborates with leading institutions, including Harley Street specialists, as well as partners in leisure and luxury travel industries. She also engages with charities where she contributes to bereavement support, veterans’ trauma treatment and addiction recovery. Passionate about emotional wellbeing, she is now sharing her expertise through writing on relationships and mental wellbeing for Elysium.

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Good Sex: Let’s Tell the Men It’s More Than Thrust and Hope

July 3, 2026

Let’s be honest. For many women, talking about sex with their partner can feel uncomfortable; in fact, sometimes more than having

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The Secret Power Of Sexual Fantasy

June 2, 2026

There are certain subjects we still whisper about, even in a world that appears endlessly open to peering into the

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Micro-Cheating: ”It Was Only A Bit Of Fun… We Didn’t Even Have Sex”

May 21, 2026

As a relationship therapist, I am seeing the increase in this type of behaviour being brought by couples into my

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Jealousy in Midlife Relationships: Why It Still Shows Up, and What It’s Really About

May 3, 2026

Jealousy – the ‘green-eyed monster’? Jealousy is something we are taught by society is an ugly trait, and therefore we

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OCD: The Invisible Battle Beyond The Smile

April 10, 2026

OCD: Behind The Smile Do you know someone with OCD? Or are you someone struggling with OCD? I felt this difficult-to-live-with

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Give to Gain What Women Know About Reciprocity, Power and Purpose

March 8, 2026

This International Women’s Day theme is Give to Gain. I have to say, when I first read this, I was

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The Hidden Cocaine Habit: When a ‘Party Drug’ Becomes a Midlife Crutch

February 17, 2026

Understanding the Hidden Reality I have worked with many women in addiction, and the majority of them will look like

A woman sits on a couch, looking serious and lost in thought. In the background, a man gazes away, both caught in a relationship dilemma. Their distance suggests they’re quietly wondering, “Should I Stay or Should I Go?”.

Should I Stay or Should I Go? You Are Not Alone in Facing This Dilemma

January 16, 2026

Why January Triggers the “Stay or Go” Question Every January, the same question echoes through the minds of women questioning

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Ditch the New Year’s Resolutions. Choose a 2026 Project Instead

December 29, 2025

New Year’s Resolutions And Why We Do Them? Every January, we do it to ourselves. We declare war on our

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Last Christmas I gave you my heart … this year ?

December 8, 2025

It’s Christmas! The season of goodwill, twinkling lights… and quietly simmering stress. For many of us, the “most wonderful time