The Four Horsemen: Criticism, Contempt, Defensiveness, and Stonewalling

By Ellie Lisitsa

Being able to identify the Four Horsemen in your conflict discussions is a necessary first step to eliminating them and replacing them with healthy, productive communication patterns.

Two Good Reasons to Save Your Marriage

By The Gottman Institute

You’d be surprised what a good relationship can do for you

Why Turning Against Your Partner’s Bids Is So Harmful

By Vagdevi Meunier

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Say Yes To Play: The key to helping your child thrive

Alexander Elguren

Preferred by two-thirds of toddlers, this underappreciated play style may be key to their thriving. Research underscores its value and its ...

Deepening Connections

Janet Bayramyan

Integrating Internal Family Systems and Gottman Principles for Healthier Relationships ...

D is for Defensiveness

Zach Brittle, LMHC

Defensiveness is a wicked game. But it’s winnable. ...

Parenting: Making the Invisible Visible

Nicole Schiener

The Benefits of Families Sharing the Load and How to Start Doing It Now ...

Emotional Intelligence Creates Loving and Supportive Parenting

John Gottman

Parents have to be smarter about teaching their children emotional intelligence, and John Gottman can show you how. ...

Couples Navigating Infertility

Kendra Han

Trauma and grief can be some of the challenges for couples navigating infertility. ...

The Two Gottman Ideas You Should Be Talking About

The Gottman Institute

Dan Wile, developer of Collaborative Couple Therapy, shares his two favorite Gottman ideas. ...

Honest Sex

Kendra Han

Excerpt from “Honest Sex: A Passionate Path to Deepen Connection and Keep Relationships Alive” by author Shana James ...

Do You See Your Child in a Positive Perspective?

Jenny Wang

See your children as rainbows versus roadblocks ...

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