Ep. 207 - How to stay in love even when it's hard with Susanna Abse

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This week's guest is the incredible Susanna Abse. Susanna has been a leading couples therapist for 35 years. There is not much Susanna doesn't know about love and relationships. And to support us, she has a new book out called Tell me the truth about love, which is a collection of amazing stories from the therapist's couch.

This is an incredible episode. You're gonna learn so much.

We chat about:

• Why children can cause such challenges in relationships and what to do about it

• How your own childhood shapes our adult relationships and what those dynamics might mean for you

• The signs that your relationship may be coming to an end

• How to save your marriage from the brink of a breakdown

It is a powerful episode packed full of wisdom and insight. I absolutely loved it.

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ABOUT SUSANNA ABSE

Susanna is a psychoanalytic psychotherapist who has worked in private practice with couples, individuals and parents since 1991. She is the chair of The British Psychoanalytic Council and spent a decade as CEO of the charity Tavistock Relationships. She has also recently been presenting Britain on the Couch for Channel 4 News and contributes regularly as an expert on print features about relationships. She has published widely on couple therapy, parenting, and family policy and how these areas need to be at the heart of progressive welfare provision, a subject on which she lectures and teaches.

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