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Homework Assignment: Connect With Your Friends

Ellie Lisitsa

These are Gottman-approved activities to bond with your friends

Ways To Turn Towards Your Friends

Ellie Lisitsa

What makes you a great partner can also make you a good friend

Dr. Gottman’s Guide to Recognizing Bids

Ellie Lisitsa

Bids come in all shapes and sizes. How can you be sure?

Homework Assignment: Improve Your Relationship By Focusing on You

Ellie Lisitsa

Can meeting your needs help you be a better friend and lover?

Trusting Yourself

Ellie Lisitsa

Be who you are and say what you feel, because those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.

Statements That Deepen Connection

Ellie Lisitsa

Here are simple ways to build trust and friendship in your relationship

Self-Care: Responsibility and Review

The Gottman Institute

What makes for a happy, fulfilled relationship?

Homework Assignment: Thanksgiving Every Day

Ellie Lisitsa

Practice gratitude and express appreciation for your loved ones every day.

Arguments and Self-Care

Ellie Lisitsa

By engaging in self-care, we can create the conditions necessary work out conflict and arguments with family and friends.

Homework Assignment: Self-Care (Who Am I?)

Ellie Lisitsa

Dr. John Gottman offers questions to ask yourself that will help you reflect on the past and look forward to the future.

Building Family Culture: Holiday Stories That Connect

Ellie Lisitsa

Make storytelling a part of your holiday family tradition.

Dr. John Gottman’s Tips for Creating Your Own Holiday Rituals

Ellie Lisitsa

Instead of going through the motions of the holiday season, be intentional about what connects you and your loved ones as a family.

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