The Relationship Alphabet

Here we are at Zed - the end of the alphabet. It’s been a pretty incredible experience working through these 26 ...

Yes is a word that does more than answer a question. It creates opportunity and invites possibility. 

My first exposure to pornography was over 30 years ago. It was in the basement of my childhood home where my ...

What would you guess is the most common reason couples come into therapy? The lady who cuts my hair thinks it’s ...

In case you missed it, October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I’m not really sure how you could have missed it, ...

I’ve already stated that Repair is my favorite concept in the Gottman lexicon. My second favorite concept is Turning. ...

In relational terms, repair is less about fixing what is broken and more about getting back on track. ...

I have to confess, when I opened up my column to your questions, I was really hoping to get a bunch ...

John Gottman’s research revealed that about ⅔ of relationship problems are unsolvable. One of my favorite questions for couples is whether ...