We are continuing our journey of moving a relationship from the unconscious, old brain, reactive modality to the conscious, new brain, and intentional modality. Along that path, there are many concepts that conscious partners incorporate into their relationship. Being conscious means taking responsibility for (only) their own behaviour and allowing room for their partner’s flawed […]
Chapter 4: The Imago System: The Past Affects the Present
The last piece of the combination lock is the Imago System. Harville and Helen made a huge intuitive leap in our understanding of relationships by making the connection between the unconscious image – the Imago (Imago is the Latin word for image) children form of their primary caretakers from childhood (the person who loves me, […]
Chapter 2: The Zone of Safety; Key to a Successful Relationship
“Safety is the second important piece of your playbook. Why Safety? Because safety is built into your DNA – your survival. … Our knowledge of exactly how the different parts of the brain interact and how they developed is constantly expanding; however, the consensus of opinion among most experts is that our brain stem is […]
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