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The Mark Groves Podcast

#376: The Couple Who Changed How I Relate: Lessons from the Godparents of Love

The Mark Groves Podcast

Mark Groves

Relationships, Society & Culture

4.9 • 5K Ratings

🗓️ 27 May 2024

⏱️ 79 minutes

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Summary

In this episode, I have the absolute honor of welcoming legendary relationship experts Harville Hendrix & Helen LaKelly Hunt. I had to pinch myself when I met them – it was a full circle moment for me. I found Harville and Helen’s work at a time in my life when I was deeply confused about relationships. I didn't know why I was so good at talking about everything but my feelings. I didn't know why I chose the people I chose or was the way I was. Harville and Helen’s work and their book gave me context to my personal relational patterns and a framework for relating better. In this episode, Harville and Helen discuss the transformative power of dialogue in relationships and the importance of curiosity and open-mindedness. We explore the complexities of emotional healing and self-awareness in relationships, the concept of unconscious attraction in romantic partnerships, and how childhood needs and experiences shape adult behaviors and relationships. Tune in for a profound conversation that will surely impact the way you relate in your life moving forward. Harville Hendrix Ph.D. and Helen LaKelly Hunt Ph.D. are co-creators of Imago Relationship Therapy and a social movement called Safe Conversations. Internationally respected as couple’s therapists, educators, speakers, activists, and New York Times bestselling authors, their 10 books, including the timeless classic, Getting the Love You Want: A Guide for Couples, have sold more than 4 million copies. Harville appeared on the Oprah Winfrey television program 17 times! Helen was installed in the Women’s Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian Institute. They have six children and eight grandchildren. —Harville & Helen’s Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/harvilleandhelen/ —Harville & Helen’s Website: https://harvilleandhelen.com/ —Harville & Helen’s Website | Safe Conversations: https:/quantumconnections.com —Harville & Helen’s Website | Imago Relationship: https://imagorelationships.org/ —Harville & Helen’s Book: Getting the Love You Want: https://harvilleandhelen.com/books/getting-the-love-you-want/ —Still Face Experiment: Dr. Edward Tronick: https://youtu.be/vmE3NfB_HhE?si=QivHWP9_jREexK3s&t=34 If you want to dive deeper into Mark’s content, search through every episode, find specific topics we’ve covered, and ask him questions, go to his Dexa page: https://dexa.ai/markgroves Themes: Authenticity, Belonging, Breakups, Relationships, Boundaries, Self-Worth, Self-Love, Health, Codependency, Dating, Attachment Theory, Transformation, Conflict, Parenting, Mental Health, Dialogue, Curiosity, Childhood Experiences, Unconscious Attraction, Relationship Development, Self-Awareness, Self-Care, Collaboration This episode is sponsored by BON CHARGE: Use code MARKGROVES to save 15% at http://boncharge.com/MARKGROVES Contact us at podcast@markgroves.com for sponsor product support, questions, comments, or just to say hello!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brands

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0:00.0

We spend all of our lives trying to do all these elegant things we do to raise money,

0:05.0

have big cars and houses, sensual satisfactions are in attempts to get something fundamental down.

0:10.6

And it's interesting that the longest running study on relationships and history was done at Harvard

0:15.3

now over 70 years, that at the end of it all, as wealthy as I am, as famous as I am,

0:20.7

all these people said, without

0:22.6

exception, the thing that turned out to be of most joy to me was the quality of my relationships.

0:34.1

Hello and welcome to another episode of the Mark Groves podcast.

0:41.5

Today is an especially special episode.

0:48.2

I have the absolute pleasure of being able to interview Harville Hendricks and Helen Hunt,

0:52.8

who are both world-renowned in the space of relationship.

0:56.9

And, I mean, I'll just give some of it i you got to hear what they've done they're co-creators of amago relationship therapy and also the social movement

1:02.9

safe conversations they're internationally respected as couples therapists educators speakers

1:08.0

activists and new york Times best-selling authors.

1:11.7

They have 15 books.

1:13.3

15.

1:14.4

And their timeless classic, Getting the Love You Want, a Guide for Couples.

1:18.2

That sold more than 4 million copies.

1:21.0

And Harville has appeared on Oprah 17 times.

1:26.0

Good Lord.

1:26.8

And Helen was installed in the Women's Hall of Fame and the Smithsonian Institute,

1:31.8

and you have six children and eight grandchildren. Your reputation precedes you. There's no doubt about

1:38.4

that. I had the absolute pleasure yesterday of being able to attend workshops at the psych networker that you taught without

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