What Stan Tatkin has said about Resentment in relationships
1 quote · 1 episode · Sep 5, 2026
Stan Tatkin, American psychologist, couples therapist and author, founder of the PACT Institute, has been quoted on Resentment in relationships once in 1 episode of Modern Wisdom, most recently on September 5, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Tatkin identifies injustice and helplessness as the greatest causes of sustained anger and says unfair systems cannot last.
“One of the greatest causes of anger, sustained anger, is injustice, right? The other is helplessness”
Modern Wisdom: Couples Therapist: Why Your Brain Turns Your Partner Into An Enemy - Stan Tatkin -#1146 (Sep 5, 2026) · Listen from 33:05
Episodes
Couples Therapist: Why Your Brain Turns Your Partner Into An Enemy - Stan Tatkin -#1146Modern Wisdom · Sep 5, 2026 · 1 h 9 min
Couples therapist Stan Tatkin tells Chris Williamson why attachment biology, threat memory and the absence of explicit agreements wreck long-term relationships.
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