A comprehensive exploration of differentiation in couples therapy, revealing how partners can overcome conflict avoidance, express authentic desires, and navigate complex relationship dynamics. Through video demonstrations and clinical insights, Ellyn Bader illuminates strategies for helping couples embrace vulnerability, address hidden tensions, and foster deeper intimacy by courageously confronting personal and relational challenges.
How do we forgive a partner who cheats, drinks, insults, abandons - and doesn't show a shred of remorse? This keynote will challenge common assumptions about what it means to forgive and will present a radical model that gives hurt parties the courage to forgive - and the freedom not to.
Madanes tells her favorite stories of therapy with difficult couples. She discusses some innovative strategies for couples therapy, including the use of financial incentives, behavioral contracts, and cultural storytelling to shift dynamics and resolve conflicts. The case examples cover topics like punctuality, anxiety, fetish behaviors, and parental disputes in divorce. Madanes emphasizes the value of creating positive memories, setting clear boundaries, and prioritizing children's well-being in high-conflict families.