About this episode
Clinician, author, researcher, Psychobiological Approach to Couple Therapy® (PACT) developer, and co-founder of the PACT Institute. Dr Stan Tatkin is an assistant clinical professor at UCLA, David Geffen School of Medicine. He maintains a private practice in Southern California and leads PACT programs in the US and internationally. He is the author We Do, Wired for Love, Your Brain on Love, Relationship Rx, Wired for Dating, What Every Therapist Ought to Know, and co-author of Love and War in Intimate Relationships, and the upcoming, In Each Other’s Care. His upcoming book, Relationship Repair will be out in April 2023 Wired for love online workshops: https://www.thepactinstitute.com/retreats/ 7 Days to better fights FREE email campaign: https://www.thepactinstitute.com/7-days-to-better-fights/ TUNE IN 00:00 - Intro 03:42 - Stan’s beginnings 05:49 - The Psycho-biological Approach to Couple Therapy (PACT) approach to navigating relationships 08:19 - Associating the feeling of safety with love 11:04 - Humans are living longer - should we question the longevity that’s demanded upon intimate relationships? 15:43 - How to establish a purpose and vision as a couple 19:50 - One partner wants kids and the other doesn’t - a deal breaker? 27:31 - Strategies to overcome stressful interactions: take time out or talk it through? 36:17 - Your relationships are a mirror of you, how not to externalise problems 37:36 - Is it toxic to put other person's interests before your own? 47:23 - How to compromise 49:49 - Domestic violence stems from when survival is threatened 53:27 - Exploring monogamous, polygamous relationships 56:42 - PACT Institute & new book In Each Other’s Care LISTEN & SUBSCRIBE TO THE PODCAST Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2HJCflVnHRDmvNtI8r2a65?si=692723d115ce4ef2/ Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/inspired-evolution/id1272090974/ CONNECT WITH Dr STAN TATKIN Website: https://www.thepactinstitute.com/ Facebook for Couples: https://www.facebook.com/drstantatkin/ Facebook for Clinicians: https://www.facebook.com/PactTrainingInstitute/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drstantatkin/ JOIN THE INSPIRED EVOLUTION COMMUNITY Website: https://www.inspiredevolution/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspired_evolution/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/inspiredevolution/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/com/inspiredevolution/ Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/inspiredevolution . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.