The Aperture Effect

Name: The Aperture Effect
ISBN: 978-1964721637

by Kathryn Ford

Publisher

GFB

Publication

Jun 20, 2025

Format

Paperback/Softback

Illustrated

Price

$19.95

Dimensions

5.5 x 8.5 x 0.79 in

ISBN

978-1964721637

ASIN

1964721636

Pages

313

Age

Adult 18+

Rights Sold

🌍 World Wide Rights Available

Description

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.

Filled with on-the-ground examples and effective exercises to nurture relationship growth, The Aperture Effect will show you how to:

use small moments to make the changes you want now,
reframe frustrating debates as open dialogues that create connection,
bring out the best in your partner and yourself,
and turn problems into opportunities to learn and love more fully.

Developed over more than two decades, Dr. Ford's Aperture Awareness approach has helped hundreds of couples reverse the downward spiral of relationship crisis—and prepare for a lifetime of learning and loving together.

Awards & Endorsements

Praise

“Highly recommended for therapists, couples, and anyone in any kind of relationship.” —Louis Cozolino, PhD, author of Why Therapy Works

“Dr. Ford’s writing is infused with the wisdom that the challenges we face in our most important connections are opportunities for growth, transformation, and greater love.” —Shauna Shapiro, PhD, professor and author of Good Morning, I Love You

“Dr Ford takes you on a journey that simplifies the enormous complexity of loving and being loved. With wisdom and heart, she guides you to learn together, grow together, and discover the hidden treasures that only the hard work of commitment to love can reveal.” —Ellyn Bader, PhD, cofounder of the Couples Institute and cocreator of the Developmental Model of Couples Therapy

“In a time of fragmentation and distraction, this book invites us back to the relational field, where change—personal and shared—actually begins. It offers no quick fixes but something better: a way to pay attention that can change everything.” —John Seely Brown, former chief scientist of Xerox Corporation

Author(s)

Kathryn Ford

Kathryn Ford, M.D. is a psychiatrist, couples therapist and author of The Aperture Effect: A Radically Simple Approach to Finding Joy and Connection in Your Relationship. Her work is a unique integration of mindfulness, psychotherapy and neuroscience. After receiving her M.D. degree from Brown School of Medicine, Dr. Ford 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. Dr. Ford offers workshops and trainings and is available for public speaking. She is an instructor with Stanford Continuing Studies. She is a frequent contributor to Psychology Today, MindBodyGreen and other on-line publications.