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Roger K. Allen

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Roger K. Allen, Ph.D., is an expert in personal development and family relationships as well as organizational leadership and teams. Using his engaging style, Roger has delivered thousands of workshops, retreats, and seminars around the country which have been acclaimed as among the most powerful learning experiences available anywhere.
In 1980, Roger founded and served as president of the Human Development Institute, providing thousands of hours of individual, marriage, and family therapy to a diverse client population and supervising the work of other members of the professional staff. During this time he created and taught, along with other HDI staff, experiential programs in personal development and family relations in a number of cities
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Why Trying to Change Our Partner Almost Never Works

trying to change your partner doesn't work

The temptation to fix

When relationships feel strained, most of us default to the same strategy: figure out what the other person is doing wrong—and try to get them to change.

We offer advice they didn’t ask for. We repeat ourselves more forcefully. We explain our position again, hoping clarity will finally land. Or we withdraw and wait for them to notice.

Sometimes this works briefly. More often

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Published on January 22, 2026 10:42

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Who Have I Become This Past Year?



As we approach the close of another year, I find myself asking more than the question, “Where did the time go?” I’m asking something deeper: What hav Read more of this blog post »
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