Nurturing the Intimate Relationships That We Inhabit

Nurturing the Intimate Relationships That We Inhabit

Contemporary media outlets about health and well-being offer a myriad of books, apps, websites, and other easy-fixes that advance attention to oneself – but often ignore the psychosocial systems that we inhabit. Our partners/spouses, children/families, friendships, and other relational unions are characteristically neglected. This is problematic because the health of our most intimate relationships is inextricably and reciprocally connected to our individual functioning.

In this webinar:

• Empirically proven strategies to attend to and balance personal- and relational- health will be described.
• The science of these foci as studied by medical family therapists, health psychologists, and family life educators will be incorporated throughout.

Presenter: Tai J. Mendenhall, Ph.D., LMFT

Tai Mendenhall is an Associate Professor in University of Minnesota’s (UMN) Couple and Family Therapy Program. Most students know him through his FSoS course called “Intimate Relationships”, which is oriented to young adults who are going through lots of transitions. He’s not a stranger to many of our students’ struggles, either. Tai completed his undergraduate degree at the UMN (long story!), and ultimately came back after completing his doctorate and working as a faculty member in the UMN’s Medical School for several years. He has co-written and edited five books (two about Medical Family Therapy, three about intimate relationships), alongside more than 100 journal articles and book chapters – and is involved in a number of on-campus groups that support students’ personal and professional success and well-being.