Couples often ask, “Can people really change?” A better question is how do people change? 

In The Aperture Effect, psychiatrist and couples therapist Dr. Kathryn Ford doesn’t just tell you how—she gives you simple tools that will immediately begin to transform your conversations and your relationship. With the radically simple approach of Aperture Awareness, Dr. Ford integrates mindfulness, psychology, and neuroscience to help couples shift their dynamics when in distress, turning their difficulties into lasting connection. With on-the-ground examples and exercises, The Aperture Effect shows you how to create a lifetime of loving.

Kathryn Ford, M.D. is a psychiatrist, couples therapist and author. Her work is a unique integration of mindfulness, psychotherapy and neuroscience. She received her M.D. degree from Brown School of Medicine and completed a residency in psychiatry at Stanford University School of Medicine. Her meditation practice and studies at centers like Barre Center for Buddhist Studies in Massachusetts and Spirit Rock Meditation Center in California developed her understanding of the power of mindfulness for building deeper, more resilient, relationships. She and her family have joyously spent September on Martha's Vineyard for many years.