In this episode we chat with Silvia Dutchevici, a psychotherapist with more than 20 years experience working with individuals and couples on topics ranging from relationships, intimacy and how to survive a long term partnership.

Some of the topics we discuss

🧑‍⚕️ Therapy to understand ourselves and our Partners

💪 How Power shows up in Relationships

⛪ Traditions and How People hide behind Culture

🎯 Shared Vision and Goals

🥷 Dealing with Conflicts and Practice to Fail

We discuss how to become aware of power statuses in relationships and the power struggles so that Partners can lead into power negotiations.

1. Shift our understanding of power is not something bad
   
   Cuz if it's something bad, it's something we don't wanna have. And then when we have it, we pretend we don't have it. And that gets really problematic, especially for couples
2. Power means responsibility
   
   I have a responsibility to you rather than I have power, I exert it over you.
3. Shift the way we talk
   
   Language is powerful. Pay attention to how you talk. Rather than saying I'm doing this for you, try I'm doing this cause I love you or as a gift to you.

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Connect with Silvia Dutchevici

• Book - Critical Therapy ​​- Power and Liberation in Psychotherapy
• Website - https://criticaltherapy.org/
• Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/silviadutchevici
• LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/silvia-dutchevici/
• Email - [email protected]