K105 The Relational Paradigm: The Myth of the Separate Individual

More About This Keynote

Contemporary life seems to be permeated by a profound sense of disconnection, personal isolation, and social fragmentation, even for those with families and long-term relationships. Explore the critical need for a profound shift away from our individual orientation--the “I and me”--to a deeper consciousness of the relational context--the “we and us”--in which we discover our true self in our experience of intimate connection.

Meet the Speaker

Harville Hendrix, Ph.D., is the co-originator with his wife, Helen Hunt, of Imago Relationship Therapy and the coauthor of several highly influential books on relationship, including the New York Times bestseller Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, which has been translated into more than 50 languages.

Learning Objectives

1. Discuss the role our present culture plays in our feelings of disconnection
2. Explain how an attitude of “I and me” impede intimacy
3. Describe the impact of a “we and us” attitude on our experience of others