Candidates for IFS Friday Five #592 (the real stories amongst the “noise”!)

1. How Estranged Parents and Adult Children Can Heal

Joshua Coleman







2. Profound Ideas on the Nature of Commitment


Presenters: Dr. Scott Stanley, Research Professor- University of Denver, Founder of PREP, Inc.


When: Wednesday, January 14, 2026 @ 1:00 pm Pacific/4:00 pm Eastern






3. 

7 broadcasts this year, focusing on building that foundation of

purpose




4. Toward a new theory of couple functioning: a short overview of “Love and Rejection Messages Theory” (LRMT)







5. Joint Savoring in Romantic Relationships: Correlates and Protective Effects

Contemporary Family Therapy, 2025





6. [PDF] Romantic Recession

DA Cox, KE Hammond - 2025
A Project of the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

… Married men and women are less concerned than single men and women about
how women will fare under a second Trump presidency. Roughly four in 10 (41 percent)
married women and 35 percent of married … of relationship status, age, race or …





7. Stress May Be Killing Your Love Life

Lisa A. Neff and Marci E. J. Gleason








8. Romantic Stress May Be A Hidden Risk Factor For Heart Disease







9. How to Balance Emotional Labor and Mental Load in a Marriage: Holiday Edition







10. Neil Diamond's wife Katie discusses their marriage: 'We're best friends.'

The couple is preparing to celebrate their 14th anniversary.



(Pat and I saw him do Hot August Night live at the Greek Theatre in LA in Aug 1972 and again 40 years later)



Thanks
Bill