Does relationship advice from the experts work in real life? Let's listen to some and let's go deep!
So, how’s your love life? Dare we even go there? It’s such a tricky topic that a tendency may be to not want to touch it with a ten-foot pole! And yet, how DO you feel about your relationship(s): past, present, or maybe a desired future one? What are things you already learned and know to be things you must avoid or must absolutely do in a relationship? What have you heard (and maybe even applied) from the various relationship experts, and what resonated with you and worked for you?
Few of us ever have the guts (or arrogance) to claim to be relationship experts, and most of us probably distrust those who do! That’s understandable. And yet, a lot of wisdom and changed lives have been a result of the principles and guidance of therapists and researchers like Harville Hendrix, Helen Lakelly Hunt, and the Gottmans, among others - masters of the topic, who aren’t even self-proclaimed experts, but those beautiful rare cases who actually live what they preach. Let’s review (or see for the first time?) some of the gems they have to teach us about how relationships work and, more importantly, how they CAN work better, to give us that lasting connection we all want. Bring your brave vulnerability to this club, as well as that beautiful open mind, to see what you may want to do differently in the future on this very loaded topic.