We Can Do Hard Things Couples Therapy: The Tools You Need with Dr. Orna Guralnik (Best Of)
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Apr 6, 2025 
Dr. Orna Guralnik is a renowned psychoanalyst and star of the docu-series Couples Therapy. In this engaging conversation, she dives into the real issues behind everyday arguments, like those about the dishwasher. Guralnik offers fresh perspectives on relationships, urging couples to see their dynamics as mini political systems. She discusses how frustration can be a pathway to connection and provides advice for those feeling invisible in their relationships. Her insights illuminate the importance of open communication and embracing differences for personal growth.
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Couplehood as Negotiating Otherness
- View couplehood as negotiating otherness, not finding yourself.
- Embrace differences for growth and healing.
Avoid Splitting, Find a Third Way
- In relationships, avoid splitting, where one is right and the other is wrong.
- Instead, find a third way that respects both partners' perspectives.
Fear of Otherness
- Fear of otherness stems from existential questions of dependence, hierarchy, and existence.
- Life experiences and societal indoctrination shape our responses to difference.
