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Criticism and blame are addictions. They are costly addictions, because they are the number-one destroyer of intimacy in close relationships.

By Gay Hendricks
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Gay Hendricks, PhD, is a psychologist, author, and teacher in the fields of personal growth, relationship transformation, and body/mind therapies. He conducts workshops with his wife, Kathlyn (Katie) Hendricks. They cofounded the Hendricks Institute, which teaches core skills for conscious living and loving, and together have written twelve books.

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