1851: Why Couples Shouldn't Do Couples Therapy (Says the Couples Therapist) by Dr. Kelly Flanagan on Marriage Counseling
Optimal Relationships Daily - Dating, Marriage and Parenting
00:00
The Importance of Shame in Marriage
The cycle of shame escalation in the relationship is so intense that marital therapy looks like a weekly battlefield reenactment. The viability of any couple's therapy depends upon each spouse's answer to two questions: Are you willing to focus on yourself and face your shame? And are you prepared to do so for an hour a week in the presence of your partner? If the answer to either question is no, the couple should not be in marital therapy. Each spouse should be attending individual therapy.
Play episode from 02:22
Transcript
