Couples Therapist: “The One Rule Every Relationship Must Live By” - Stan Tatkin -#1146

Modern Wisdom | 05.09.2026 12:00

Dr Stan Tatkin is a psychologist, couples therapist, researcher and author.

How can couples effectively navigate and repair emotional wounds? While many believe it’s best to sleep on a conflict, could repairing the rupture quickly actually be healthier? What other habits help a relationship not only survive conflict, but flourish?

Expect to learn why romantic attachment relationships are neurochemically the hardest ones to navigate, if love is enough to maintain a relationship, what the most important agreements couples should make are, why it’s important to have the ability to repair disagreements quickly, why resentment tends to accumulate in relationships, if we learn to truly love ourselves even if no one else ever truly has and much more…

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