Is Your Partner Having an Affair…with Technology?
Conversation Snippets “It’s 3:00 am, why are you checking your email now?…because you want to see if your vacation notification is working?” “The blue glow from your lap top in …
Category: Gottman Method Therapy
Why Your Partner Makes You Feel Crazy: Part 2
See Dick and Jane Trying to Communicate: See Dick and Jane Repair the Communication “OK Dick, I want to talk about what happened last night”(1), Jane opened with a no-nonsense, let’s …
What I Have Learned from the Gottmans: Where to Start?
Okay, Let’s Start with the Research John Gottman’s research on the longitudinal course of relationships began in 1972 when he and Bob Levenson asked the question: What predicts divorce? At …
Gottman Therapists: We Aren’t So Scary, Really!
Dr. John Gottman’s research on predicting relationship stability or instability is remarkable and for those that are familiar with his research you know he is the first scientist/therapist to figure this out. …
Family Legacies: How Do You Feel About Feelings?
How do you feel about feelings? This may seem a strange question, but how we view emotions factors into and influences our communication with our partners. Sometimes couples feel like …
Stop! In the Name of Love
My wife and I took advantage of a little 24 hour get-a-way this weekend. These 24 hour breaks are a long-standing tradition of ours and one we had not done in a while. They …