Couples · Rituals
The ritual that can change everything for a couple: the meaningful performative ritual
What if I told you that building and prescribing a certain type of ritual can activate levers of change, to the point that there is clearly a before and an after in the couple?
Rituals play a precious role in the life of couples; some can also become genuine therapeutic tools. This is the case of what I call meaningful performative rituals.
How to build them, in which circumstances to prescribe them, and how to carry them out within therapy? I explain it all in the video below, in French.
How to cite this article
Besse, J. (2022, September 18). The ritual that can change everything for a couple: the meaningful performative ritual. Complexe Systémique. https://app.complexe-systemique.com/en_GB/articles/the-ritual-that-can-change-everything-for-a-couple-the-meaningful-performative-ritual
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