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J is for Judgment

Zach Brittle, LMHC

J is an eight-point Scrabble letter. Only Q and Z are worth more. Turns out there simply aren’t a lot of words that start with J.

Homework Assignment: The Gottman Island Survival Game

Ellie Lisitsa

Many couples fail to make headway on solvable problems because they don't know how to compromise. To learn compromise, you must accept influence.

Imagination and Surprisology

Ellie Lisitsa

Tania Luna shares her experience of immigrating to the United States from Ukraine as a little girl.

I is for Imagination

Zach Brittle, LMHC

Initially, I planned to write about Integrity. The word gets thrown around a lot in conversations about good behavior.

Homework Assignment: Have A Bit Of Fun

The Gottman Institute

Taking joy and laughter seriously

Humor: How To Be Mindful

Ellie Lisitsa

Mindlessness is often the result of carelessness, not malice.

Using Humor to Build Relationships

Ellie Lisitsa

Humor is pretty complicated, and if we want to use it in a way that builds and maintains healthy, loving, and strong connections, we must be mindful.

Homework Assignment: Humor

Ellie Lisitsa

We begin today's Weekend Homework Assignment with a short history of humor! Read it for context on our exploration of its role in human relationships, and to gain a deeper understanding not only of our approach to humor, but of your own.

More on Humor and Being Human

Ellie Lisitsa

Since the dawn of the Digital Age, humans have been puzzling over their electronic devices and asking themselves basic questions, like:

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