Articles & Videos
Explore our in-depth articles and videos on a range of relationship and couples therapy topics. For individuals and couples, you’ll find advice and practical tips on strengthening your relationship. Meanwhile, there are guides for professionals on how to become marriage counselors or couples therapists.
The Myth of the Individual
An extract from Us: Getting Past You and Me to Build a More Loving Relationship by Terry Real For centuries, Western culture has been dominated
Coming Back From Infidelity: How To Heal After An Affair
Coming back from an affair can be one of the toughest challenges for a couple. The first video speaks to the partner who has been
[Video] How To Get More Of What You Want From Your Relationship
People have long-term relationships for most of their lives and never get exactly what they want. We say that we’re accepting, but really we’re settling.
Black Therapists Rock and RLT: A Partnership for Diversity in Couples Therapy
We’re thrilled to announce a new partnership with Black Therapists Rock (BTR). Terry Real, The Relational Life Institute, and The Relational Life Foundation are committed
[Video] Patriarchy Now: Watch the webinar replay
Thank you to everyone who has stepped forward to engage in this dynamic topic with me through your emails, questions, and listening in for the live
Interview with Carol Gilligan: The Origins of Relational Life Therapy
Watch this interview with my dear friend and colleague Carol Gilligan to learn more about the origins of Relational Life Therapy and the history of
The Best Men Can Be: Reflecting on the Infamous Gillette Ad
On January 13th 2019, Gillette released its already famous commercial, “The Best Men Can Be,” which garnered an immediate and emphatic backlash. The commercial juxtaposed
Learning to Live a Non-Violent Life
I have a saying. In adulthood, we tend to hold ourselves the way we were held. We internalize what came at us and now we
When to End a Relationship
Like most therapists, I love it when couples step into new beginnings. Watching a partner move into accountability for the first time, become vulnerable as
