The dance of attachment
Sue Johnson’s work on adult attachment and bonding has had a huge impact on the field of effective couples work. This video includes clips of the “Still Face” situation (mother & infant) as well as a classic example of disconnection in an adult couple. In both child and adult situations, we reach and invite connection; if there is no response we protest, turn away and then shut down and/or go into meltdown. In a good relationship, both partners are able to initiate repair and move back into connection after there has been a rupture. Our personal histories as children as well as prior...
Read MoreBrene Brown on Empathy
A great little cartoon that is both funny and profound. Check out the many other great videos by Brene Brown. (Click on the picture to access...
Read MoreStephen Porges: The Polyvagal Theory
Stephen Porges: The Polyvagal Theory This December 2015 interview with Stephen Porges on Bulletproof Radio with Dave Asprey is a very alive, playful and relevant discussion of Polyvagal Theory. Dr. Porges shares his pioneering research on the vagus nerve, how the cues it receives play a major role in stress, social behavior and the nervous system and some tips on how to improve its responsiveness. Stephen Porges is a Distinguished University Scientist at Indiana University where he directs the Trauma Research Center in the Kinsey Institute. He is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of...
Read MoreIt’s not about the nail.
Poignant and hysterical. Hard to imagine how they both keep a straight face during this brief spoof on an all too familiar conversation for many couples. It’s Not about the Nail
Read MoreThe Power of Connection.
The Power of Connection. TED Talk by Hedy Schleifer, our mentor and the creator of Encounter Centered Couples Therapy. Hedy has profoundly shifted our understanding of our own lives as well as our life’s work with couples.
Read MoreHedy Schleifer describing Crossing the Bridge
Hedy Schleifer describing Crossing the Bridge and the art of hosting and visiting your partner, and seeing each other “with new eyes”.
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