Divorces usually happen as a result of poor communication, and poor communication’s single biggest manifestation is a couples’ inability to handle personal criticism without becoming defensive.
We’re wired this way, because being defensive was good for survival. But in the modern age, it’s not good for love.
– Dr. Warren Farrell
What are the four depleters of love? How can we receive criticism without getting defensive? Why do conflicts turn into arguments?
Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s episode of The Learn to Love Podcast, where your host Zach Beach interviews the bestselling author and psychologist Dr. Warren Farrell.
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About Dr. Warren Farrell
WARREN FARRELL, PhD, a New York Times and internationally bestselling author, has coached couples and psychologists nationwide in couples’ communication for the past 30 years. Recognized by the Financial Times of London as one of the world’s top 100 thought leaders, he has been a pioneer in both the women’s movement (elected three times to the Board of the National Organization for Women) and the men’s movement (called the “Martin Luther King of the men’s movement” by GQ).
He advocates for a “Gender Liberation Movement, freeing both sexes from rigid roles of the past.” His books have been published in 19 languages and include Why Men Are the Way They Are (1986), The Myth of Male Power (1993), and The Boy Crisis (2018). His most recent book, Role Mate to Soul Mate (2024), grew out of his popular course on the art and discipline of sustaining loving, intimate relationships. He and his wife Liz have been together for more than 30 years.
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- Get the book: https://amzn.to/4hBCxAf
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