Relationships are the threads that bind us together, shaping who we are and how we experience the world. They are fundamental to our mental and emotional health.
Everyone, at some stage, will find themselves in a relationship with others, whether you are a husband, wife, partner, girlfriend, boyfriend, or friend. Relationships can be difficult, complicated, fun, satisfying, exciting, annoying, and can bring out the best or worst in us.
Human connections can be challenging and even bewildering. This course is here for you, designed by experienced psychologists and practitioners to empower you to understand your emotions, needs and communication styles, transforming your relationships for the better.
Understanding your relationships will focus on:
Understanding your relationships is for you if you are:
Understanding your relationships has been developed by a team of Clinical Psychologists And specialist practitioners. The course follows 11 Modules, each taking around 20 minutes and broken up into manageable chunks called Units.
This online platform allows you the flexibility to study at your own pace and in the comfort of your own private space. You’ll find a range of practical tools as well as emotional support and guidance, including information on how to manage emotions such as anger in a non-violent way.
The first few modules look at how to express feelings, before digging deeper into theories of containment and the Dance of Reciprocity, so this means it needs to be followed in order, one Module at a time. You don’t need to do it all in one go, and our advice is to take breaks and spread out your learning.
Understanding your relationships is designed for everyone in any kind of relationship, but you might find perhaps you begin to feel you would benefit from more personalised or specialist support, and so there are some additional resources signposted throughout to guide you.
We know that there are many different families, with different backgrounds, shapes and sizes. We have tried to consider some of the different needs of families in this course, but it hasn't been possible to account for all backgrounds. If your personal situation isn’t reflected, we still hope that you find something helpful in the main ideas about developing close, connected relationships and welcome your feedback to improve its relevance.