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/ …
Category: Family
"We work as a collaborative team with the family to adopt a position of curiosity about what brought them to this moment in time." …
Dr. Nancy Gambescia, sexologist, author, couples therapist and CCAF Training Faculty, discusses the topic of infidelity: How is it defined? What is the therapist to do with this complicated situation? And what about forgiveness? We are so fortunate to have Dr. Gambescia share her insight into this painful and complex issue. When a partner consistently hides their thoughts, emotions, and behaviors from the other, a violation of the couple’s intimacy contract has taken place. This is infidelity – the failure …
