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Ep. 9 of The #staymarried Podcast: Stonewalling Sets You Up for Failure
The #staymarried PODCAST - series featuring The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by Dr. John Gottman
yours truly, mckay: The 5 Best Things I've Learned in Family Life
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Turn Towards Instead of Away
How do you turn towards instead of away? In order to understand turning, you have to first understand bids.
Working on identifying and understanding your triggers as well as your partner's is one of the most important things that you can do to avoid hurting one another again. Next time you're processing a fight or a regrettable incident refer to the following examples as you identify what escalated the interaction for you.
Psychologist John Gottman's "Relationship Repair Checklist"
Psychologist John Gottman's "Relationship Repair Checklist"
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Psychotherapists & researchers John & Julie Gottman claim that they can predict with 93% accuracy if a couple will be together five years down the line. After observing over 3000 couples & analyzing their conversation patterns, the Gottmans have come up with four communication styles (termed the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse) that must be eradicated (or at least drastically reduced) to avoid the relationship's demise.