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A413 How to Improve a Marriage without Talking: Finding Love Beyond Words

Learn how understanding the latest research on gender differences can help you break the classic back-and-forth of female criticism and male withdrawal to foster emotional connection.

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Pat Love, Ed.D. and Steven Stosny, Ph.D.

Change simply doesn't happen when couples are stuck in a point-counterpoint debate. The deepest moments of intimacy are often wordless. This course will help you break the classic destructive cycle of female criticism and male withdrawal, using methods based on the latest research on gender differences to create powerful, healing moments of positive emotion and connection right in the session. By the end of the course, you'll have a new toolkit for teaching your clients how to experience delight in each other's company and resolve rather than run from problems.

Meet The Instructor

Pat Love, Ed.D., is a relationship consultant, author of The Truth About Loveand coauthor of Hot Monogamy and How to Ruin a Perfectly Good Relationship. Steven Stosny, Ph.D., is the director of Compassion Power and author of You Don't Have to Take It Anymore: How to Turn a Resentful, Angry or Emotionally Abusive Relationship into a compassionate, Loving One.

Course Contents

Session 1: Gender differences in the stages of love

Session 2: The fear/shame dynamic • Female vs. male vulnerability

Session 3: Relationships and AAA: Approach, Avoid, Attack

Session 4: Core values and relationship success

Session 5: Female and male brain differences

Session 6: Hormones and harmony • Physiological influences in relationships


Learning Objectives

1. Name two gender differences in the stages of love
2. Discuss research related to gender differences in relationships
3. Explain gender differences in the fear and shame dynamic
4. Describe the differences in male and female brains that affect relationships

 

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