August 2015

This month we were featured in an 8,000 word essay from The Huffington Post, presented 16 couples workshops and professional trainings around the world, and Dr. John Gottman was named "the Einstein of love" by Psychology Today.

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This month we were featured in an 8,000 word essay from The Huffington Post, presented 16 couples workshops and professional trainings around the world, and Dr. John Gottman was named “the Einstein of love” by Psychology Today.

“Month in Review” is a feature on The Gottman Relationship Blog that gives you the opportunity to recap the news and events of the last month. Below you will find useful information and links from August, including mentions in the media, important announcements, blog postings, class photos, and more.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Once upon a time, in the Pony Expresso cafe in Seattle, a man and a woman began to experience the long-mysterious but increasingly scientifically investigated thing we call love. The first stage is called “limerence.”

Additional Articles:

Bustle: 5 Signs You’re in The Wrong Relationship, Because a Relationship Doesn’t Have to be Bad to be Bad For You
Bustle: This one Thing Will Hurt Your Relationship More Than Cheating Ever Could, Because Negativity is the Cold Hand of Death
Bustle: Why Cooking Food With Your Partner Should be Your New Relationship Goal
Dangerous Intersection: Eric Barker Compiles 5 Shortcuts to Bonding Deeply With a Romantic Partner
Deseret News National: This Journalist Searched for Love Guidance, and What she Found Gave Some Help
Getting Smart: 12 Ways to use Inside Out to Teach SEL, STEM, and Life’s Ups & Downs
Huffington Post: 3 Gifts Hidden Inside Every Twinge of Jealousy
Huffington Post: The 6 Secrets of Couples Who Stick Together Forever
MSN Lifestyle: 15 Sneaky Signs a Marriage may end in Divorce
Nextshark: Science Has an Extremely Accurate Way to Determine Whether Your Relationship Will Last
NY Mag: Will Science Ever be Able to Explain Love?
Psych Central: Focus a Path Toward Befriending Feelings
Psychology Today: A Positive Template for Ending Marital Fights
Seattle Mag: Dating Tips From the Experts
TIME: 5 Shortcuts to Bonding Deeply With a Romantic Partner

THE 2015 SUMMIT

Have you registered yet? It’s not often we have the opportunity to see and learn from multiple thought leaders in our field. The Summit provides an excellent venue for each of us to come together in a spirit of collaboration and expand our therapeutic tool kits.

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NEW ON THE GOTTMAN RELATIONSHIP BLOG

Drawing from my experiences as a teacher and what I continue to discover as a parent, here are 12 tips for how to use Inside Out to help kids learn about the brain, emotions, and themselves.

Additional Articles:

“The EINSTEIN OF LOVE”

Dr. John Gottman is named “The Einstein of Love” by Psychology Today in the October 2015 print issue. On newsstands everywhere now!

FEATURED INSTAGRAM POST

#SmallThingsOften is the idea that the small, positive things done often make the difference in relationships that thrive. We share our favorite submissions every Wednesday!

50,000 Facebook fans

We hit 50,000 likes on Facebook this month. If you haven’t already, make sure to like our Facebook page. We post compelling articles, class photos of our trainings, inspiring quotes, and more.

FEATURED CLASS PHOTO

This month’s featured class photo is from a Gottman Level 3 Training presented by Lisa Lund, CRC, MFT and Bob Navarra, Psy.D, MFT in Sebastopol, CA.

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The Gottman Institute

The Gottman Institute’s Editorial Team is composed of staff members who contribute to the Institute’s overall message. It is our mission to reach out to individuals, couples, and families in order to help create and maintain greater love and health in relationships.

Publish Date: August 28, 2015

Last Updated: January 16, 2026

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