Renata Giarola: How to Become the CEO of Your Love Life

Renata Giarola, MBA ’20: The fairy tale narrative of ‘finding’ love is anything but romantic — it takes away our agency and responsibility to build the hard skills that love demands. We know from decades of research that couples who thrive in the long term view love as a skill, rather than just an emotion. But how do we get better at it?
Research credits: John Gottman, PhD; Helen Fisher, PhD;  Stan Tatkin, PsyD, MFT;  Alain de Botton, Harville Hendrix, PhD; Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD.

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