E118 - When do Couples need Therapy? (w/ Mary Morgan)

Mary Morgan is an individual and couples psychoanalyst, Fellow of the British Psychoanalytical Society and Honorary Member of the Polish Society for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy. She has written extensively in the field of couple psychoanalysis and teaches and supervises internationally. She is the author of ‘A Couple State of Mind: Psychoanalysis of Couples and the Tavistock Relationships Model’ .

In this episode we discuss:

 - How and why couples commonly run into problems

- Typical difficulties with communication people have 

- The impact of the "romantic ideal" on relationships in the West

- How trends like non-monogamy impact modern couples 

- Red flags a relationship is in trobule 

- Green flags couples therapy is progressing well

Interviewed by Dr. Alex Curmi. Dr. Alex is a consultant psychiatrist and a UKCP registered psychotherapist in-training.

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