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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Your Attachment Style Influences the Success of Your Relationship

Marni Feuerman

The quality of our early attachments profoundly influences our relationships later in life. ...

Challenging Behaviors in Couples Therapy

Kendra Han

Based on the webinar Challenging Behaviors in Therapy: More strategies for working with difficult clients presented by Dr. Dana McNeil, PsyD, ...

Perpetual Problems Around Finances

Kari Rusnak

Say No to Holding onto Resentment

Elaine Taylor-Klaus

In her book, The Essential Guide to Raising Complex Kids with ADHD, anxiety, and more , Elaine Taylor-Klaus introduces concepts and ...

Flooding and Conflict Avoidance

Kari Rusnak

A good relationship includes having fights. ...

Divorce is the Most Important Story You’ll Ever Tell Your Child

Kerry Lusignan

Your story will become their story, so write it well. ...

Choose Love Over Fear

Beth Wylie

Being open and vulnerable creates the foundation for a healthy relationship. ...

Running Headlong Into Heartbreak

Kerry Lusignan

The Gottmans and Brené Brown give us a map—a macro perspective of the wilderness of our hearts, and the wildness of ...

The Criticism Defensiveness Cycle

Kendra Han

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