234 - Getting the Love You Want: Interview with Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt

Savvy Psychologist

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Education, Science, Mental Health, Health & Fitness, Self-improvement

4.6 • 1.4K Ratings

🗓️ 15 February 2019

⏱️ 14 minutes

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The the Savvy Psychologist talks to Drs. Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt, authors of the classic bestseller for couples, 'Getting the Love You Want,' now celebrating its 30th anniversary. Read the full transcript at https://www.quickanddirtytips.com/health-fitness/mental-health/getting-the-love-you-want-interview-with-harville-hendrix-and-helen Check out all the Quick and Dirty Tips shows: http://www.quickanddirtytips.com/podcasts FOLLOW SAVVY PSYCHOLOGIST Order Ellen's book HOW TO BE YOURSELF: https://us.macmillan.com/howtobeyourself/ellenhendriksen/9781250161703/ On Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/savvypsychologist On Twitter: https://twitter.com/qdtsavvypsych Download free, science-backed resources to fight social anxiety: http://EllenHendriksen.com

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0:00.0	Welcome back to savvy psychologist. I'm Dr. Ellen Hendrickson and I'll help you meet life's challenges with evidence-based research, a sympathetic ear, and zero judgment.
0:16.0	Some self-help books are, shall we say, niche.
0:19.6	Do-it-yourself coffins anyone?
0:22.1	But others stand the test of time and help millions of people along the way.
0:27.0	So this week we say, happy 30th birthday to a classic book,
0:32.0	Getting the Love You Want, a Guide for Couples by Dr.
0:35.2	Harville Hendricks and Helen LaCelly Hunt.
0:38.4	If you don't own one of the 4 million copies in print,
0:41.6	you may recognize the title because Oprah has featured it on her show
0:45.4	no fewer than 17 times. Now, as you know, savvy psychologist is all about actionable tips.
0:52.6	So I appreciate that in the book there are 35 pages of 18 different exercises couples can
0:59.7	do together to enhance communication, increase the fun in their relationship, and fundamentally
1:05.8	connect.
1:06.8	So the core of the exercises are three steps of what they call safe conversation, mirroring, validating, and empathizing.
1:16.4	So I asked Harville and Helen about this and more.
1:19.9	Here is our conversation.
1:22.4	Drs Harville Hendricks and Helen LaKelli Hunt,
1:25.0	welcome to the show.
1:26.0	Thank you.
1:27.0	We're happy to be here, Ellen.
1:29.0	Thank you.
1:30.0	Delighted. Absolutely.
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