relationship
by tony reverditto
CONNECT COMMUNICATE LISTEN
BIG THREEDR. JENN’S
Dr. Jenn Mann is a well-known marriage and family therapist, author, speaker and radio host. Her popular call-in advice program, The Dr. Jenn Show on The Starz Channel, airs on Sirius XM. People see Mann in her private practice for a variety of reasons: relationship
issues, parenting advice, eating disorders, substance abuse, depression, anxiety, self-esteem, trauma and sexual abuse. She also works with performers and entertainment professionals who are dealing with creativity and performance issues, as well as consulting with a number of related organizations including The Actors Fund and A Minor Consideration. Dr. Mann also created the “No More Diets” application, which is currently available for iPhone and iPad. Mann’s new VH1 series, Family Therapy With Dr. Jenn, from Irwin Entertainment, producers of Celebrity Rehab with Dr. Drew, sheds light on the complicated and often misunderstood world of famous families. Families grappling with universal issues... Though under the microscope of celebrity.
When did you first realize that you wanted to become a therapist? In college when I decided to volunteer for the Los Angeles Commission on Assaults Against Women as a rape and domestic violence counselor. How did you originally land the gig on VH1’s smash hit, Couples Therapy which I understand spawned your new Family Therapy With Dr. Jenn?
I had been working in television for around fifteen years doing TV therapy
and I got a call from producer Damian Sullivan, the creator of the show and he asked me to come in and audition. You have dealt with so many celebrities in dysfunctional relationships. Whose has been the most troubling to you? I would say of all of the celebrities that I have worked with, the most troubling
has been Sister Patterson [Michelle Rothschild-Patterson] and [her daughter] Tiffany [Pollard] in the current season. Fortunately, it was a great opportunity to help Tiffany in the relationship. Can you give us three vital tools to sustain the harmony in a relationship where intimacy is involved? Connection is number one: It is the single most important aspect of any relationship and studies show over and over again, a lack of connection is why people stray. Effective communication is number two: We need to be able to express ourselves openly and honestly, but respectfully to our partners. Listening is number three: The ability to hear our partner, because most
people are terrible listeners. How did it come to be that you officiated the first transgender wedding? It was just so wonderful. In season six of Couples Therapy With Dr. Jenn,
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