Kathryn Ford, MD

07/28/2025

Thank you Yahoo Life for the great conversation.

https://ca.style.yahoo.com/im-single-by-choice-at-42-for-some-women-prioritizing-yourself-can-be-beautiful-joyful-and-full-without-a-partner-160020713.html?

More women are embracing singlehood than ever before, and it isn't necessarily about being a default or failure to find a significant other.

07/26/2025

In , I encourage readers to take responsibility for their own openness. That’s how relational change begins.
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07/24/2025

💗 Our brains are wired to sense openness in others. The skill we build is in how to respond to that awareness. book is available at all book retailers.
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07/24/2025

Learning is everything: the challenge, the opportunity and absolutely the key essential ingredient to doing well with this transition.

The challenge–because learning is hard work and requires of us a great deal of patience, humility and commitment.

The opportunity, because what you learn will help you create the relationship and the life you want next.

Fortunatel,y we are very good learners.

Our relationships, especially with a life partner, are our most important source of joy and health. Invest in your relationship for the future.

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Welcome to the empty nest. For some couples, it feels like a long-awaited exhale, a chance to travel, sleep in, or simply enjoy a full conversation without interruption. But for others, the silence can feel a little unsettling.

07/22/2025

✨ Emotional aperture refers to how open or closed we are to receiving each other. It's a key concept I explain early in the book. is now available everywhere.
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07/20/2025

❤️ Aperture is not static. It shifts constantly. teaches you how to navigate that dynamic in real-time. Available everywhere now.

✨https://www.kathrynfordmd.com/the-aperture-effect

07/18/2025

In , I encourage readers to take responsibility for their own openness. That’s how relational change begins. Available now.
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07/16/2025

The exercises in The Aperture Effect are designed to generate discovery—not just reinforce habit. 📒 https://www.kathrynfordmd.com/the-aperture-effect

07/14/2025

✍️ Quoting Frans de Waal, I explore empathy as a function of openness—and how awareness can help us expand it. My new book The Aperture Effect is available on all book retailer sites now. Thank you for your support.
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07/12/2025

💡 The moment you want to protect yourself is often the exact moment connection is most needed. This paradox is central to aperture awareness. I help couples learn to stay present in moments that matter most.
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07/09/2025

🤍Learning to track your own and your partner’s aperture in real time is a protective, connective skill.
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07/07/2025

💜 Most conversations do not require a resolution—they require a way of relating that preserves connection. The idea that resolution is always the goal can be misleading. Sometimes what’s needed is simply connection.
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