Helping People Connect
| By Anne Hancock, Psy.D.
Sue Johnson, the world’s leading couples therapist and researcher talks about intimate relationship as a ‘dance that shapes and recreates the dancers’.
Relationship is about relating; ‘It’s a dance of synchrony requiring partners to improvise and tune in to each other’.
For entertainment we watch movies where brilliant actors talk and pick up each other’s flawless cues.
They respond perfectly. Dreamily. Lovingly. That’s why we pay them $20 million a picture, after all.
| By Anne Hancock, Psy.D.
It’s risky to check-in and reflect on an intimate relationship because when it’s good, it’s very good. You don’t want to rock the boat.
When it’s bad, all you want to do is fix, hide or move on and hope things get better soon.
If you step back for a minute, these six simple questions will provide a panoramic view of your relationship.
What is its purpose and does it guide you?
Love is essential and love is grand yet not enough. A 21st century relationship also needs purpose to survive.
