How to Love Intelligently in the Age of Instant Gratification
We have been talking about the expert lessons that Bob and I learned at the Psychotherapy Networker Symposium. I spent a day with Dr. Sue Johnson, best-selling author of Love Sense: The Revolutionary New Science of Romantic Relationships and Hold Me Tight: Seven Conversations for a Lifetime of Love.
"Love has an immense ability to help heal the devastating wounds that life sometimes deals us. Love also enhances our sense of connection to the larger world. Loving responsiveness is the foundation of a truly compassionate, civilized society." - Dr. Sue Johnson
Dr. Johnson developed Emotionally Focused Couple Therapy (EFT), an empirically-based method of therapy that focuses on strengthening the emotional attachment or bond between couples.
"When love doesn’t work, we hurt. Indeed, “hurt feelings” is a precisely accurate phrase, according to psychologist Naomi Eisenberger of the University of California. Her brain imaging studies show that rejection and exclusion trigger the same circuits in the same part of the brain, the anterior cingulate, as physical pain." - Dr. Sue Johnson
I want to share one of my favorite videos of Dr. Johnson speaking on How to Love Intelligently in the Age of Instant Gratification. We hope you enjoy it!---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------If you are in a relationship that hurts and feel disconnected, have difficulties communicating, and/or are experiencing a crisis, we can help. Call us at 410-363-2825 or email info@relationshipswork.com.---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------