Harville Hendrix, with his wife, Helen LaKelly Hunt, cocreated Imago Relationship Therapy and developed the concept of “conscious partnership.” Listening is the first act of love, says Harville. Here, he and Helen demonstrate “mirroring an appreciation” with your partner.

Over the past 25 years, a whole new story is evolving that shows humans are not autonomous; we are relational creatures.

Relationship experts Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt offer effective ways to build and maintain relationships, even when we're apart.

Watch: Relationship experts Helen LaKelly Hunt and Harville Hendrix discuss how to create and keep a successful relationship in the face of COVID-19.

Harville Hendrix, PhD, internationally recognized relationship expert, discusses how healthy couples help society as a whole.

Want to connect to your partner? Couples therapist Harville Hendrix says accepting your differences will bring you closer.

Harville Hendrix speaks to the power of a loving relationship, both in its ability to heal our internal worlds as well as the external one.

In this excerpt from Making Marriage Simple, Harville Hendrix and Helen LaKelly Hunt discuss how to create a safe space to heal relationships.

Can you love your partner without imposing your own ideas of what love should look like? When we feel safe, we can open up and feel more connected in our relationships.

To show up with our whole hearts—in our relationships, in our work, and when dealing with life’s most challenging circumstances—we need first to show up for ourselves.