Homework Assignment: Repair Attempts
As Zach Brittle explained in his “R is for Repair” column, in relational terms, repair is less about fixing what … Continued
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Welcome to Small Things Often, a podcast from The Gottman Institute Successful long-term relationships are created through small words, small … Continued
How to Make Repair Attempts So Your Partner Feels Loved
The success of a repair attempt has a lot to do with how well it’s tailored towards your partner.
Homework Assignment: Repair Attempts
Make repair attempts a priority with your partner and the way you communicate and manage conflict will change for the good.
Repair is the Secret Weapon of Emotionally Connected Couples
All couples argue. Successful couples repair.
R is for Repair
In relational terms, repair is less about fixing what is broken and more about getting back on track.
Gottman Relationship Coach: Making Up After an Argument
So you just had an argument. Now what? The latest program in the Gottman Relationship Coach, “Making Up After an Argument” includes a step-by-step exercise to help you and your partner process an argument and discover what you were really fighting about. In addition to our powerful “Aftermath of a Fight” exercise, “Making Up After an Argument” includes sections and exercises on feeling overloaded, taking effective breaks from conflict, and how to rebuild the lines of communication—even mid-argument.
Solve the mystery of what you and your partner really argue about to restore, repair, and revitalize the communication in your relationship. This new program will help you learn:
- How to process even the most difficult arguments and heal from them together.
- What to do when you are feeling overwhelmed and overloaded, what we call “Flooding”.
- What happens in your body when you are in conflict.
- How to calm yourself down, in or out of conflict.
- The importance of “repair attempts,” or ways to get the conversation back on track, plus how to notice and make them
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How to Repair the Little Things So They Don’t Become Big Things
Happy couples repair, and they do so early and often.
Love Quiz: How Well Do You Repair Your Relationship?
All couples argue. Successful couples repair.
Manage Conflict: Repair and De-Escalate
Here are a few examples of phrases that you can use to help repair and de-escalate when conversations get tense.
Mastering Marriage Conflict with Mulligans
Dr. Gottman has discovered that successful marriages use repair attempts like golfers use mulligans.
How to Repair and Rebuild Your Relationship When Your Loved One Enters Rehab
Addiction is a family disease that impacts all members.