Terry Real
Person on 4 sites
Psychotherapist, founder of the Relational Life Institute, and author of books on male depression and couples therapy.
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3 facts on wiqqi (opens wiqqi.app)
Who people, organisations and podcasts are, and how they connect, with sources.
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3 channels on ppll (opens ppll.app)
Where public figures publish, and what they are on record saying.
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5 beliefs on korrents (opens korrents.com)
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A person cannot both protect themselves emotionally and build intimacy with a partner at the same moment. (opens korrents.com)
“You can protect yourself or you can work on being intimate, but you can't do both at the same time.”
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A pursue-withdraw dynamic between partners is self-sustaining and does not require either person to be at fault. (opens korrents.com)
“The important thing to know is that the cycle is self-feeding: it does not need anyone to be at fault to keep going.”
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Suppressed hurt hardens into resentment that erodes generosity, and what looks like acceptance can actually be resignation. (opens korrents.com)
“It hardens into resentment, and resentment dries up generosity. What looks like acceptance may actually be resignation.”
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A person cannot both protect themselves emotionally and build intimacy with a partner at the same moment. (opens korrents.com)
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5 recommendations on rcmnd (opens rcmnd.app)
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Violence (opens rcmnd.app)
“I’m a big fan of Jim Gilligan’s book Violence. It’s not an easy read.”
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Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship (opens rcmnd.app)
“Stop working on yourself as an individual and start working on your relationship as a couple.”
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The New Rules of Marriage: What You Need to Know to Make Love Work (opens rcmnd.app)
“Terry shares five non-starters to avoid and practical strategies for bringing honesty, passion, and joy back to even the most difficult relationship.”
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Violence (opens rcmnd.app)