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Timeless Tips for Sleeping Well

Ellie Lisitsa

Research indicates that a sleepless night is associated with greater relationship conflict the following day.

Making Sure Emotional Flooding Doesn’t Capsize Your Relationship

Ellie Lisitsa

Read how emotional flooding ignites your fight-or-flight mode and ways to avoid this so you don't derail your conflict management.

Bringing Baby Home: Interview

The Gottman Institute

Find out more about the Bringing Baby Home training.

Bringing Baby Home: The Research

Ellie Lisitsa

In sixteen studies conducted on parents before and after their baby’s birth, Drs. John and Julie Gottman discovered the following.

Summer Romance: Turning Towards

Ellie Lisitsa

Turning towards one another can be easy in the summer months with these outdoor activities you can do with your partner.

Summer Romance: Love Maps

The Gottman Institute

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."

Summer Romance

Julie Gottman

Here are some other ideas for summer romance: The tried-and-true picnic is standard summer fare.

Finding Common Ground: Homework Assignment

Ellie Lisitsa

Here are ways to find common ground with your partner.

Finding Common Ground: The Harvard Negotiation Project

Ellie Lisitsa

Instead of suffering in your relationship, you can use a simple approach to change the nature of negotiation.

Emotional Attraction: Maintaining Connection in Conflict Discussions

Ellie Lisitsa

Conflict can result in flooding and stonewalling. However, how you repair can build emotional attraction.

How to Have A Stress-Reducing Conversation

Ellie Lisitsa

Easy, straightforward instructions for having a stress-reducing conversation.

Emotional Attraction: The Stress-Reducing Conversation

Ellie Lisitsa

Your relationship can build resistance to outside stressors by developing an attraction that goes deeper than the physical.