In popular culture, on social media, and even in couples therapists’ offices, myths about what constitutes a “good” relationship abound:
“If you’re with the right person, your relationship should be effortless.”
“Couples in good relationships don’t argue.”
We asked PACT Certified therapists about...
by Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT,
stantatkin.com
As a species, we are more herdlike than we are hermetic. Both tendencies exist in our society, but we tend to be happier and healthier when we herd as a group together than when we isolate ourselves. In fact, it has been established that even individuals wit...
by Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT,
stantatkin.com
I’m an avid lover of theory, all kinds of theory—psychoanalytic, systems, humanistic-existential, and so on. I think my appreciation of theories grows as I age, as does my appreciation of people, relationships, music, art, and politics. As I grow older and h...
