Jason Whiting Ph.D.

About

Jason Whiting, Ph.D., is a professor at Brigham Young University who studies deception, conflict, and abuse in relationships, with the goal of helping couples become more loving and authentic. His book, Love Me True: Overcoming the Surprising Ways We Deceive in Relationships, looks at how partners can be more honest with themselves and each other. In addition to teaching, studying, and writing about relationships, Whiting is a licensed marriage and family therapist who works with couples in a clinical context.

Books by Jason Whiting Ph.D.

Recent Posts

How Betrayals and Affairs Begin With Small Excuses

Why are affairs and betrayals so common? Research shows they start with small, easily excused behaviors that grow into more significant problems.

Want Someone to Agree With You? Don’t Humiliate Them

Do you wonder why we have become more entrenched and polarized? Choosing humiliation and aggression is doing damage that can only be overcome through respect and reconciliation.

What Are the Most Common Relationship Excuses?

Does it seem like excuses keep popping up in your relationship? Research shows just how easily these can be found.

Why Emotions Change How You See Your Partner

Do you find yourself getting annoyed with your partner? It is worth checking your own filters to see what might be affecting your perceptions.

Being Honest in Your Relationship Is Not What You Think

In relationships, finding the truth is a quest that involves many areas beyond just the literal meaning of words.

Keys to Keeping Your Cool in Relationships

Does anger show up and cause damage and resentment in your relationships? There are ways to reduce its impact.

The Blindness of Blame: How Anger Stops Awareness and Growth

Do you sometimes lose your cool and regret it later? Anger can change one's perception, leading to bias and damage.

Your Fight-or-Flight Reflex in Your Relationship

Do you struggle with overreactions in relationships? Your fight, flight, or freeze impulses may be to blame.

Is Your Fight or Flight Reflex Harming Your Relationship?

Do you ever wonder why you had a strong reaction to your partner? It may be your fight, flight, or freeze reflexes kicking in.

Taking Responsibility Is Hard, but Essential for Couples

Do you feel stuck in your relationship? For growth and connection to happen, partners need to take responsibility and lower defenses.