Couples’ Communication

RedBook

13.06.2013

When a man loves a woman
By Ty WengerRedbook
September, 2009
Excerpts:

“Men do affection in ways that are not easily recognizable to women,” explains couples coach Warren Farrell, Ph.D., author of Why Men Are the Way They Are. “The fundamental difference is that men tend to do, and women tend to talk–and much gets lost in translation. He feels frustrated, misunderstood; she feels like he just doesn’t care. If you can learn to read the signals he’s trying to send, however, he’s going to feel like his method of loving is being appreciated. He’ll probably feel like a good person. And then he’ll be more open to hearing something else–like how he could be even better…”

The “Cinematic Immersion Method”

13.06.2013

THE CINEMATIC IMMERSION METHOD”OF COUPLES’ COMMUNICATION:THE SEVEN MINDSETS THAT CREATE THE ART AND DISCIPLINE OF LOVE
Part II
by
Warren Farrell, Ph.D.

www.warrenfarrell.com

For the principles behind “cinematic immersion,”

see Warren Farrell,Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say

The dilemma of almost every intimate relationship is that, on the one hand, no long-term intimate relationship blossoms without each partner being able to express tough-to-hear feelings without “walking on eggshells.” And, on the other hand, almost no one can hear criticism from a loved one without becoming defensive–thus increasing everyone’s feeling that it isn’t safe to express our true selves.

“The Cinematic Immersion Method”

13.06.2013

THE CINEMATIC IMMERSION METHOD” OF COUPLES’ COMMUNICATION: THE SEVEN MINDSETS THAT CREATE THE ART AND DISCIPLINE OF LOVE
Part I
by Warren Farrell, Ph.D.

www.warrenfarrell.com

For the principles behind “cinematic immersion,”

see Warren Farrell,Women Can’t Hear What Men Don’t Say
Falling in love is natural; sustaining love is unnatural. Which is why sustaining love requires both an art and discipline: The art of love. And the discipline of love.

Pictures from Couples’ Communication Workshop, Esalen, May 2010

13.06.2013

Was this picture taken before or after the workshop?

Some participants’ unsolicited experiences

“So I am finally getting back to you regarding the workshop Ron and I took with you at Esalen the weekend of May 14-16. Well Ron and I had our first “care and share” meeting the very next weekend, May 22, in the evening. We scheduled the meeting and followed through with actually talking!

Choosing the Right Loved One—and Deepening that Love: A Singles Weekend

13.06.2013

by
Warren Farrell, Ph.D.
Esalen,
March 26-28, 2010

The single most important decision we make is the choice of our partner. It affects our happiness and health, our spirituality and wealth, as well as where we live our life, and the children to whom we give life. Yet the very chemistry that creates that choice often comes with the characteristics that undermine intimacy.

“Warren Farrell’s Wisdom” by Susan Deitz

13.06.2013

Susan Deitz/Creators’ Syndicate

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[. . .]WARREN FARRELL’S WISDOM. Dr. Warren Farrell, friend and colleague, is a trusted lens through which crucial elements of manhood are brought into sharp focus. It’s not easy being green, but it’s even more complex being male. From Farrell’s recent article “Omaha, Columbine, and the Vietnamization of Masculinity,” this excerpt:

Forbes.com – The Need to Create a White House Council on Boys to Men – by Rahim Kanani

13.06.2013

In March 2009, President Obama signed an Executive Order creating the White House Council on Women and Girls. “The purpose of this Council is to ensure that American women and girls are treated fairly in all matters of public policy,” said President Obama. Today, Dr. Warren Farrell is leading the charge of a new proposal, to create a White House Council on Boys to Men.

National Post – “An Embattled Champion of Male Values” – Ontario, Canada

13.06.2013

Barbara Kay
Wednesday, November 7, 2007

[…]A short, but substantive new book called Does Feminism Discriminate Against Men? offers compelling and timely proof of widespread media disdain for men. The volume is formatted as a debate. The affirmative is upheld by the doyen of the men’s rights’ movement, and the only activist actually making a living from his best-selling books and lectures, Warren Farrell; and the negative by James P. Sterba, professor of Philosophy at the University of Notre Dame.