Gifts from the Heart
What is The Sound Relationship House?
Rituals of Gratitude
Warm Weather Rituals of Connection: Ideas for Couples and Families
Printable Feeling Wheel
24 Dates You Can Try at Home
Gottman Relationship Recipes
Set Yourself Up for Success Before Taking The Art and Science of Love Online
The Little Things You Do
Introducing: The Small Things Often Podcast
Top 10 Gottman Relationship Blog Posts of 2019
Gottman Love and Sexuality Glossary
The Science of Love
World Peace Starts at Home
Maybe You Should Talk to Someone: An Interview with Lori Gottlieb
Public Figures Go to Couples Therapy, Too
Before You Get Married, Watch This
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July 2015
July was another busy month at The Gottman Institute. We were featured by AARP and Yahoo Health, presented 14 couples workshops and professional trainings all over the world, and hosted a very successful Seven Principles Program Educator Training in Seattle, WA.
June 2015
June was an active month at The Gottman Institute. We were featured by Politico Magazine and The Washington Post, presented 21 couples workshops and professional trainings around the world, and released a teaser video for The 2015 Summit!
May 2015
May was another busy month at The Gottman Institute. We were featured by Oprah.com, Dr. John Gottman spoke to a sold out crowd at Town Hall Seattle, and the revised edition of The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work reached #2 Best Seller in Marriage on Amazon.com in it's first week.
April 2015
April was an exciting month at The Gottman Institute. We were featured by The New York Times and Forbes, we launched a board game for couples, and we announced a completely revised and updated edition of The Seven Principles.
#AskGottman: Sex Answers
We received many great (and difficult) questions about sexual desire, infidelity, and intimate communication.
#AskGottman: Money Answers
We understand that money is a tough issue for most couples. Hopefully our answers will help you in your own relationship.
8 Myths About Relationships
Have you ever felt overwhelmed by the barrage of "quick fix" relationship advice offered by books, magazines, blogs, and daytime TV talk shows?
The Top 10 Things that Happened at The Gottman Institute in 2014
2014 has been a great year at The Gottman Institute. What was your most memorable moment or experience with us this year?
Introducing The New Gottman Relationship Blog
In celebration of 2,000,000 page views, we decided it was time to give our blog a new look. After months of hard work, we are excited (and proud) to share it with you.
Assignment: Turning Towards
The Four Parenting Styles
Homework Assignment: Repair Attempts
As Zach Brittle explained in his “R is for Repair” column on Tuesday, in relational terms, repair is less about fixing what is broken and more about getting back on track. Dr. Gottman refers to repair attempts as “the secret weapon” of emotionally intelligent couples, even though many of these couples aren’t aware that they are doing something so powerful.
Homework Assignment: Turn Towards Your Child
Ask parents what their favorite part of summer is and you’re likely to hear "having fun with the kids!"
Homework Assignment: How To Increase Emotional Attraction
Homework Assignment: Intimate Conversation
At the end of yesterday's poston the 3 Skills (and 1 Rule!) of Intimate Conversation, we promised to follow-up with your Weekend Homework Assignment.
Homework Assignment: Have Great Sex
It had been a while since we last discussed sex on the blog, and as Dr. Gottman recommends making a habit of talking about the subject, we decided it was time to sharethis quizwith you on Wednesday!
Homework Assignment: Six Seconds to Happy Couplehood!
Today on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we share an article written by Theo Pauline Nestor of Match.com that offers to help you "find out how just a few minutes a day doing little things differently — like saying 'hello,' 'goodbye' and sharing a kiss — can change the course of your relationship for the better."
Homework Assignment: The Gottman Island Survival Game
Many couples fail to make headway on solvable problems because they don't know how to compromise. To learn compromise, you must accept influence.
Homework Assignment: Have A Bit Of Fun
According to Dr. Gottman, sharing humor with your partner is one of the most effective ways to strengthen your relationship.
Using Humor to Build Relationships
More on Humor and Being Human
Since the dawn of the Digital Age, humans have been puzzling over their electronic devices and asking themselves basic questions, like:
Homework Assignment: Q&A and Review
This Friday on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we reach the end of our series on The Four Horsemen and Self Care!
Toddlers, Poop Detectors, and Choosing Your Battles
Friendship and Self-Care
Homework Assignment: Building a Culture of Appreciation
Like the rest of us, "Masters" of relationships are only human. There are moments at which they feel driven to distraction by their partner's personality flaws, and the little hairs on the backs of their necks stand up (yes, they have those t00).
Weekend Homework Assignment: Tips for Asserting Yourself
Support Each Other’s Dreams
We've spent a lot of time this week on The Gottman Relationship Blog discussing conflict in relationships from a theoretical perspective, focusing particularly on the destructive nature of contempt and criticism.
Bringing Baby Home: Interview
Summer Romance: Love Maps
As promised in last week’s posting on The Gottman Relationship Blog, we continue ourSummer Romance blog series today with an exercise to help you build connection with your partner by updating your "Love Maps."