Object Relations Theory is a variation of psychoanalytic theory that diverges from Sigmund Freud’s belief that humans are motivated by sexual and aggressive drives, suggesting instead that humans are primarily motivated by…
Read moreTHE SEVEN RULES OF SUCCESSFUL RELATIONSHIPS
Hello dear readers. I am popping in with another gem from the School of Life. They consistently offer up some of most sage wisdom on all manner of topics, but…
Read moreRelational Heroism – Part 6
We are wrapping up our series on Relational Heroism. I hope you have found it compelling. Where do you show up heroically in your relationship? Where are the growth edges…
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10) Develop and utilize “Dead-Stop Contracts”: In The New Rules of Marriage, Terry Real describes a powerful strategy for interrupting marital conflicts. He writes, “If I feel, rightly or wrongly, that you are…
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Read on for the next 3 acts of Relational Heroism: 7) Implicit in letting go of the “need to be right” is the necessity of accepting my partner’s distortions. Many arguments…
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On to the next points in our series on Rational Heroism 4) Don’t take personally what my partner says when they are in their “Wounded Self”: The author David Celani,…
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