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• Archive: Topic Areas:Family Therapy | KeynoteCategory:Couples Conference | Couples Conference 2011Faculty:Richard Schwartz, PhDDuration:56:30Format:Audio OnlyOriginal Program Date :Apr 03, 2011 Description Description: We have all been taught that our romantic partner should end our misery and make us feel happy and alive.
• When he or she doesn’t we wonder if they’re the right one.
• Yet, for most of us, no partner is capable of keeping our heads above the pools of pain and shame we bring to intimate relationships.
• Only we can drain those pools and become the primary caretakers for the young, needy parts of us that are drowning in those pools.
• Once this inner trust is achieved, we can love our partners courageously and unconditionally because we don’t need them to always do the heavy lifting of our spirits.