So what is the lens, the metatheory, the perspective, through which we, as Imago therapists, look at our couples? The authors go into a fairly lengthy historical analysis of human suffering and its mitigation. “In all the ages of human speculation on our fate, suffering itself (as a phenomenal experience) has been identified as anxiety, […]
Introduction
In the introduction to Doing Imago Relationship Therapy in the Space-Between, Harville, and Helen state quite boldly at the outset… “We have a stealthy purpose in writing this book! … We think a fundamental cultural shift is underway in how we look at the world, at our view of others, how we interact with them, […]
The Preface: Continued
Remember this is just The Preface to the book, which continues for another 500 pages. I am going to quote Harville and Helen pretty extensively here because it might better help you understand their train of thought. It’s after the preface that they will explicate their thinking more fully. I believe what they are really […]
The Preface: Imago Relationship Therapy
In the Preface to Doing Imago Relationship Therapy in the Space-Between, Harville, and Helen share a brief intellectual autobiography explaining how Imago Relationship Therapy came about. They say: “Although we come from opposite ends of the social and economic spectrum, we have similar childhood experiences which contributed, from the beginning to a very complex and […]
Doing Imago Relationship Therapy in the Space Between
Many of you know I have been an Imago Relationship therapist for the last 34 years. Two years ago Harville and Helen, the creators of Imago, published a Clinician’s Guide titled Doing Imago Relationship Therapy in the Space-Between. It is a pretty intense volume. What I thought I would do for the next few weeks […]
The 5 Love Languages: #5 Physical Touch
“We have long known that physical touch is a way of communicating emotional love. Numerous research projects in the area of child development have made that conclusion: babies who are held, hugged, and kissed develop a healthier emotional life than those who are left for long periods of time without physical contact.” (p.103) Marital Love […]
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