Guest Speaker dr suzanne zeedyk
The hidden dynamics of relationships: The Rupture-Repair Cycle
Delivered by Dr Suzanne Zeedyk this session introduces the Rupture-Repair Cycle, one of the most fundamental dynamics of all human relationships.
Through this session you will learn to recognise the cycle in action and explore ways this understanding can help build healthier, more resilient relationships.
Duration
2 Hours
Format
Live online training
CPD
5 CPD points
Price
£78 + VAT
Designed for
Thrive Practitioners
The rupture-repAIR CYCLE CPD
Overview
Delivered by Dr Suzanne Zeedyk, this session introduces the Rupture-Repair Cycle, one of the most fundamental dynamics of all human relationships.
Often shaped by our earliest experiences as babies, this cycle can be easy to miss in daily life, yet it plays a vital role in how we build, maintain and repair connections.
You’ll learn to recognise the Rupture-Repair Cycle in action and explore how this understanding can help you build healthier, more resilient relationships. The session will also consider practical tools for repairing moments of rupture or emotional misattunement, while letting go of the pressure to be a perfect professional.
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The rupture-repAIR CYCLE CPD
What you’ll gain from this CPD
You’ll learn to recognise the Rupture-Repair Cycle in action and explore how this understanding can help you build healthier, more resilient relationships.
- Recognise rupture and repair as everyday parts of relationships, not signs of failure.
- Feel more confident noticing moments of misattunement, disconnection or tension.
- Understand how repair can help rebuild trust and reduce relational stress.
- Understand why repair matters more than being a “perfect” professional.
- Reflect on rupture and repair in children’s settings, family life and professional relationships.
- Gain language to support conversations about connection, repair and emotional resilience.
- Gain 5 CPD points towards maintaining your Thrive Licensed Practitioner status.
- What the Rupture-Repair Cycle is and why it matters in human relationships.
- How early relational experiences can shape the patterns we bring into later relationships.
- Why ruptures and emotional misattunement happen, even in safe and caring relationships.
- The links between emotional misattunement, unrepaired ruptures and trauma.
- What repair can look like in everyday settings, including classrooms, early years environments, family homes and professional relationships.
- How noticing and repairing rupture can support healthier, more resilient relationships.
Our guest speaker
Suzanne is an expert in infant communication, brain development and parent-infant relationships.
Dr Suzanne Zeedyk
Developmental Psychologist and Research Scientist
Dr Suzanne Zeedyk is a research scientist with a long-standing interest in babies’ innate capacity to communicate. Based at the University of Dundee since 1993, where she now holds an honorary post, she stepped away from full-time academia in 2011 to share the Science of Connection more widely.
She is the founder of connected baby and works with organisations around the world to increase understanding of emotional connection, infant communication, brain development and parent–infant relationships.
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Our June 2026 start dates
PA10332 - CPD - Guest Speaker - The hidden dynamics of relationships: The Rupture-Repair Cycle
Start date: 30th June 2026
End date: 30th June 2026
1 Session
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£78 ex VAT
Session dates:
- Tue 30th June 2026 - 1:00pm - 3:00pm
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Course fee: £78 + VATBook your place above to secure your spot on this 2-hour CPD session for Thrive Practitioners.
This session is suitable for Thrive Licensed Practitioners working with children and young people across all settings.
It supports your ongoing CPD requirements to maintain your Thrive Licensed Practitioner status.
