Communicate, make friends, love: how to build relationships - course RUB 4,425. from Level One, training 7 lectures for 2 hours, Date: November 29, 2023.

Family and child psychologist, candidate of psychological sciences, more than 12 years of consulting practice. Working with relationships in a variety of forms. Systematic direction of psychology. Experience working in medical institutions.

Practicing psychologist-consultant. Author and presenter of therapeutic and educational trainings and seminars, certified by the Russian Psychotherapeutic Association.

How to talk about difficult topics without accusations or offense
- why it is important to talk with your partner about your feelings and desires;
- how to talk about negativity without accusations;
- what is your method of communication with your partner?
- how to negotiate and find a compromise so that everyone feels comfortable.

Crises in relationships: from first passion to teenage children
- stages of relationship development and difficulties in each of them;
- main events of different stages: life together, first child, school and teenage rebellion;
- how marital relationships change and what happens if we live for a long time without children;
- types of attachment and how they affect relationships in a couple;
- how we repeat the behavior patterns of our parents in our relationships.

How to talk about sex and enjoy it
- the relationship between affection, feelings of security and our sex life;
- what is sexual maturity and why is it needed;
- how to talk about sex and your desires with your partner;
- why conflicts and negativity from everyday life affect the sexual sphere;
- why analyze what you like in your partner and fantasize more about sex.

Family relationships: how to communicate with relatives
During the lecture we will discuss two topics:

Parents:
- how the family hierarchy is built and why relationships with parents should fade into the background;
- why parents interfere in the relationship between spouses and what this leads to;
- how to respond to provocations using examples of typical situations.

Children:
- how we transfer marriage problems to children and why a child should sleep separately;
- why teenage problems are a reflection of problems in a couple and they are only a camouflage for the problems of adolescence. Let's figure out what you can do about it yourself, how to recognize the problem, and do an exercise on this topic.

How to resolve conflicts and overcome differences

- what we call conflict and why they are useful for relationships;
- how objective conflicts differ from discommunicative ones;
- how to overcome differences that lead to conflicts;
- techniques and exercises that will help cope with conflict or prevent it;
- when conflict is necessary and how to create it.

Cheating and jealousy: what they tell us
Treason:
- what pushes people to cheat and what does monogamous and polygamous relationships have to do with it;
- why it is important to distinguish between infidelity and extramarital affairs;
- how to communicate with a partner after what happened;
- Is it possible to save a relationship after cheating?

Jealousy:
- what is jealousy and why is it needed;
- how jealousy appears in relationships;
- main types of jealousy, differences between male and female jealousy;
- Does jealousy always indicate a problem in a relationship?

How to build boundaries in relationships
- what are psychological boundaries and why the lack of boundaries is a problem;
- how we violate each other’s boundaries;
- how to monitor the state of your own and others’ boundaries in relationships;
- what is the difference between horizontal and vertical relationships and how to build boundaries in both types.