Learning to Communicate in a Relationship

A Couples Therapist Screws Up

What You Can Learn from Her Big Mistake

By Darby Saxbe
O, The Oprah Magazine | From the March 2009 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

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She made big plans; her boyfriend made excuses. She pushed; he pulled away. But when Darby Saxbe trained to become a couples therapist, she learned to put down her weapons, lean in, and collaborate on a winning cease-fire.

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