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Create Shared Meaning: Suggestions from Dr. Gottman

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Dr. John Gottman offers practical ways to turn toward each other and create shared meaning in your relationship.

Create Shared Meaning: Rituals for the Family

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Creating shared meaning by establishing rituals of connection is not just for couples. Traditions can bring your whole family together.

Create Shared Meaning: Examining Your Rituals

Dr. Ellie Wilde

What rituals of connection to you and your partner have together? Here's how to look at what you've got that connects you.

Make Life Dreams Come True: Trusting Each Other

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Building trust, and feeling your partner begin to trust you, will bring you to a place in which this kind of connection is possible.

Make Life Dreams Come True: Self-Discovery

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Follow this exercise where you play both the speaker and the listener to share the source behind conflict: life dreams and goals!

Make Life Dreams Come True: Dreams Within Conflict

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Make each other's dreams come true.

Manage Conflict: Moving Forward

Dr. Ellie Wilde

The real predictor of a relationship’s failure is a couple’s inability to manage conflict in a healthy manner and to move forward.

Manage Conflict: Identifying Your Triggers

Dr. Ellie Wilde

Working on understanding each other’s triggers is one of the most important things that you can do to avoid hurting one another.

Manage Conflict: The Aftermath of a Fight

Dr. Ellie Wilde

When you make repair attempts early, you can salvage the point of the conversation and create a more productive and positive outcome.

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