Dr. Steve Vinay Gunther: The Truth About Us

About this episode

Dr. Steve Vinay Gunther discusses relationships, self-awareness, and the challenges of emotional expression.

Dr. Steve Vinay Gunther is a renowned Australian Gestalt psychotherapist and founder of the acclaimed Northern Rivers Gestalt Institute in Australia.  He is also the author of the bestselling book “The Woman In Your Life - A Man’s Guide to a Happy Relationship”.  He has been in practice for over 40 years with an accomplished career in psychology, working with individuals, couples and families from all over the world.   Today, Dr. Gunther shares why his focus shifted to China and we get into a deep conversation about relationships.  We talk about what prevents us from sustaining healthy relationships and when to walk away.  We cover failed marriages, self-awareness, listening for “grains of truth” and men’s difficulty identifying and expressing deeper feelings.   We talk about shame, “un-virtues” and why running away from pain doesn’t work.  We also discuss the over-simplification of therapy in this digital age, the dangers of using AI for emotional guidance, and a wholistic way of perceiving our own existence called systems thinking.  We explore relationships from at least three levels, the relationship with ourselves, the ones we…

People in this episode

Host: The Honest Drink

Guest: Dr. Steve Vinay Gunther

Topics covered

• relationships
• psychotherapy
• self-awareness
• emotional guidance
• systems thinking

Keywords

• Gestalt psychotherapy
• healthy relationships
• failed marriages
• emotional guidance
• systems thinking

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Northern Rivers Gestalt Institute

Books & works: The Woman In Your Life - A Man’s Guide to a Happy Relationship

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