Silences, grudges and cutoffs between family members that can last for decades. How does this happen, what’s the price everyone pays and why is it so difficult to let go of resentment? Let’s talk about what we don’t talk about—family rifts and estrangement. Dr. Ellen Berman, founder of the Center for Couples and Adult Families discusses ways to re-establish communication and review when that might not be possible. Listen to her conversation with Dr. Dan Gottlieb: http://whyy.org/cms/voicesinthefamily/ …
Month: April 2015
Social-emotional relationship therapy offers guidelines for how to address issues of power, such as class, race, gender and sexual orientation. Read about this in the new AFTA Springer Series Brief: Socio-Emotional Relationship Therapy: Bridging Emotion, Societal Context, and Couple Interaction. AFTA members can find the link on the AFTA home page: Home And here is a wonderful blog post about the revolutionary potential of this model: http://familytherapyblog.com/2015/03/30/new-couples-therapy-approach-centers-societal-context-and-mutual-support/ …
