Kathryn Ford M.D.

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Attuned= Mind reading + speaking

July 7, 2020 kathrynford Leave a Comment

Are we supposed to know intuitively what our partner is feeling, wanting, thinking? Or are we supposed to tell each other explicitly? Yes, and yes. I’ve recently had interesting conversations with couples about the value of explicit communication versus “tuning in” to each … [Read more...]

Uncategorized attunement, connection, couples, empathy, feelings, relationships

Connect to feel better

May 10, 2020 kathrynford Leave a Comment

  In the early days of this crisis a friend found this Mark Twain quote chalked on the sidewalk. In these days of heavy burdens, we need to know the secret of lightening our own load by lightening another’s. In stressful situations, the stress we feel is lessened when we … [Read more...]

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Different Coping Styles

March 28, 2020 kathrynford Leave a Comment

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I was a newly minted psychiatrist in 1989, when the largest earthquake since 1906 struck the Bay Area. The couples I was seeing were having trouble staying connected, and helping each other through the crisis. As I listened it seemed that some of their difficulty had to do with … [Read more...]

Uncategorized connecting, coping, couples, dialogue, difficult conversations, relationship

Emotional Contagion

February 15, 2017 kathrynford Leave a Comment

Emotions are contagious. And the closer we are to others, the more time we spend with them, the more likely it is that we feel their emotions and are affected by them, sometimes “catching” them. On the one hand, this ability to sense our partner’s emotions forms the basis for … [Read more...]

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Stanford Continuing Studies Course: Enhanced Dialogue for Couples March 5 & 12, 2016

January 21, 2016 kathrynford Leave a Comment

The quality of a couple’s relationship is often the most important determinant of their sense of well-being and satisfaction in life. It can also be the source of much challenge and frustration. So how do we make our committed relationships a source of pleasure, support, and … [Read more...]

Uncategorized couples, dialogue, Stanford, workshop

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