Make Life Dreams Come True
Begin investing in the future of your relationship by exploring what it means to Make Life Dreams Come True.
Manage Conflict – Part 1
The real symbol of your relationship health isn’t how perfect your wedding day is. It’s how well you handle the inevitable problems you will face in your marriage.
Turn Towards Instead of Away
State your needs, be aware of bids for connection, and turn towards them.
Share Fondness and Admiration
Sharing fondness and admiration is the antidote to contempt.
Build Love Maps
Dr. Gottman’s term for getting to know your partner’s world is called Build Love Maps.
Building a Sound Relationship House
I’m really excited to shine a light on the early stages of a relationship with a new series we’re calling “New Construction.” Over the next few months, I’ll use this space to speak to how the Gottman body of research informs new relationships, specifically pre-marrieds and newlyweds.
How To Remove Fairytale Logic From Your Sound Relationship House
Fairytale stories give us faulty logic about relationships. It's not about finding purpose in someone else. It's about loving yourself.
Create Shared Meaning: Suggestions from Dr. Gottman
Dr. John Gottman offers practical ways to turn toward each other and create shared meaning in your relationship.
Create Shared Meaning: Rituals for the Family
Creating shared meaning by establishing rituals of connection is not just for couples. Traditions can bring your whole family together.
Make Life Dreams Come True: Trusting Each Other
Building trust, and feeling your partner begin to trust you, will bring you to a place in which this kind of connection is possible.
Make Life Dreams Come True: Self-Discovery
Follow this exercise where you play both the speaker and the listener to share the source behind conflict: life dreams and goals!
Make Life Dreams Come True: Dreams Within Conflict
Make each other's dreams come true.