Catherine and Duane O'Kane

06/02/2026

Relationship Retreat
February 13 - 20, 2027 | Costa Rica

A 1 week Residential Workshop designed to help couples explore the true reality of love, beyond the fantasy and the pain. Set in the breathtaking, secluded mountains of the Costa Rican jungle, this retreat offers a rare opportunity to connect with your partner on a deeper level while gaining tools and insights to nurture your relationship.

Over the course of the week, you will engage in guided group processes and intimate exercises led by experienced therapists Catherine and Duane O’Kane.

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/relationship-retreat-costa-rica-tickets-1981543691523?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/22/2026

05/21/2026

Attack and blame is projected guilt and shame.

People don’t do hurtful things “just because.” They do so because they are hurting.
You can’t change what happened. You can change your story about it.

05/12/2026

We are grateful for the incredible response to this offering. Our upcoming Online Process-Oriented Supervision Group Program with Catherine and Duane O’Kane is now officially FULL.

This deeply experiential program was created for therapists who want to expand their relational courage, deepen clinical intuition, and work more effectively with the powerful movements of transference and countertransference.

Participants who attend the full program will be eligible to receive a certificate for 20 hours of supervision.

Thank you to everyone who reached out with interest and trust. We are looking forward to a meaningful and transformative experience together.

Those who were unable to secure a spot will be added to our waiting list for the next group.

Thank you!

05/12/2026

Relationships don’t thrive because two people are perfect.
They thrive because two people are willing to grow.

The way we respond to conflict, communicate vulnerability, take responsibility, and ask for support shapes the emotional life of every relationship we’re in.

Real connection begins when we stop reacting automatically and start relating consciously.

1. Containment
2. Reflect instead of reload
3. Vulnerable communication
4. Taking 100% of your 50%
5. Asking for help

These aren’t just relationship skills. They are life skills.

And perhaps the most important reminder of all:
You have no choice about having power. Only about how you wield it.

If you’d like to go deeper into these ideas and explore the work behind them, read the book REAL: https://www.catherineandduaneokane.com/book

05/10/2026

The rewards for becoming a connected, emotionally responsible human being, living in an emotionally responsible world, cannot be measured.

Connection is how we return to our most natural and magnificent loving state.

05/09/2026

Every interaction carries meaning.
Every moment becomes part of the culture we create together.

Read Catherine O’Kane’s full article: https://www.catherineandduaneokane.com/blog/https/wwwhuffpostcom/entry/dismantling-patriarchy-in-relationships-romance-bigger-love-story-60n69c98f8be4b0a014076f7e12ma

05/08/2026

Love was never meant to exist in only one place, one person, or one relationship...

Read Catherine O’Kane’s full article: https://www.catherineandduaneokane.com/blog/https/wwwhuffpostcom/entry/dismantling-patriarchy-in-relationships-romance-bigger-love-story-60n69c98f8be4b0a014076f7e12ma

05/07/2026

Western romantic culture tells us that if we just try hard enough, the intoxication of ‘The One’ can be sustained indefinitely. But expecting one person to be our lover, therapist, financial partner, co-parent and spiritual guide is relationship malpractice.

A romantic relationship is one meaningful bond among many, not the sole container for belonging, purpose, healing and meaning.

Perhaps the task isn’t to reject love, but to widen it.

Read Catherine O’Kane’s full article: https://www.catherineandduaneokane.com/blog/https/wwwhuffpostcom/entry/dismantling-patriarchy-in-relationships-romance-bigger-love-story-60n69c98f8be4b0a014076f7e12ma