By popular demand, we are transforming our Peace in Relationships Event into a Webinar Series! Register below!

 

Series Description:

Healthy relationships require effective ways to deal with conflict. During tough times like Covid, our coping tools can get strained, and we might engage in hurtful patterns of interacting. How do we understand ourselves and others, and make decisions that avoid needless heartache? In this four-part webinar series, Love Factually author Dr. Duana Welch will present a science-based perspective on all these topics and more:

 

Attachment Styles: 11/19 at 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

What’s your habitual way of being in your most intimate relationships? Everyone has an attachment style, starting when we’re babies and continuing through our lives, and it profoundly affects whom and how we love. This webinar will help you to understand this aspect of yourself and others– opening a new world of possibility for healthy communication and love.

 

Forgiveness: 12/3 at 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

What is forgiveness? Per research, it’s probably not what you learned from religious instruction—yet it has the power to lighten your load and set you free of even decades of hurt. In this webinar, you’ll learn what’s forgivable, how to set boundaries, and how to unshackle yourself from pain of your past, no matter how hurtful.

 

Avoiding Abusers: 1/28 at 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

What is abuse? Science shows it’s probably not what you thought it was—and early detection is key. In this webinar, you’ll learn the early warning signs and red flags before you spend years or decades in an abusive relationship—and what to do if you or someone you love is already there.

 

Grieving a Loss: 2/11 at 12:00 pm – 1:15 pm

Loss is a human universal, yet many of us get told we’re grieving the wrong way. Is there a right way, though? In this webinar, you’ll get the tools to process the hard emotions and realities you’re going through, and learn how to communicate with yourself, others in grief, and even those who have hurt you, so you move through your loss cleanly, without compounding the pain.

 

About Duana Welch:

Dr. Duana Welch (pronounced DWAY-nah) is author of the Love Factually books, known for using social science to solve real-life relationship issues. She taught psychology across 20 years at the University of Florida; Cal State Fullerton; St. Edwards University; Southwestern University; and Austin Community College. Her teaching garnered awards at Cal State (Professor of the Year, 2000 and 2001) and ACC (NISOD and Outstanding Service Award, both 2012). She has contributed to NPR, PBS, Psychology Today, and numerous other outlets, podcasts, and videos. Her books are now out globally in five languages; all rely on science rather than opinion to help men and women of any age, sexual, or gender orientation find and keep the right partner. Her client practice is global, via Zoom and other technologies.

Check out the recording of Duana’s webinar exploring communication strategies for leveraging conflicts in our intimate relationships, which she shared with us in April 2020.

 


We understand that conflict in relationships and in the home can be especially fraught or exacerbated during the pandemic. If you or a loved one need resources in the Austin-area, please check out the information below:

You are not alone. SAFE is an Austin nonprofit dedicated to stopping abuse for everyone. During this period of shelter-in-place, SAFE knows that home is not a safe place for everyone. If you are or someone you know is in immediate danger, please call or text 911. If you are concerned that you or someone you know may be experiencing violence or abuse, please call, chat or text the 24/7, free & confidential SAFEline. Our SAFEline advocates can help you assess the level of danger, create a safety plan, discuss ways to help someone you know, or just talk.

 

24-hr SAFEline – Call: 512.267.SAFE (7233) | Text: 737.888.SAFE (7233) | SAFEline chat

 

No está solo. SAFE es una organización cuyo objetivo es acabar con el abuso para todas las personas.  Sabemos que la violencia suele aumentar en momentos como esté de estrés y aislamiento.
Si Ud o alguien que conoce se encuentra en peligro inmediato, llame o envíe un mensaje de texto al 911. Si Ud o alguien que conoce está sufriendo violencia o abuso, o si necesita ayuda, comuníquese con SAFE por nuestra línea confidencial SAFEline. Nuestros trabajadores de apoyo en SAFEline pueden ayudarle a evaluar el nivel de peligro, crear un plan de seguridad, discutir maneras en que puede ayudar a alguien que conoce, o sólo platicar.
SAFEline – teléfono: 512.267.SAFE (7233) | envíe un mensaje de texto al: 737.888.SAFE (7233) | chatee en: safeaustin.org /chat