February 2016

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This month Dr. John Gottman presented “Making Love Last and Marriage Work” as part of the 2016 ParentMap Lecture Series, we hosted the largest ever The Art and Science of Love couples workshop with 339 couples in attendance, and we celebrated Valentine’s Day by offering a flash sale. Make sure you’re on our mailing list so you never miss an announcement!

“Month in Review” is a feature on The Gottman Relationship Blog that gives you the opportunity to recap the news and events of the last month. Below you will find useful information and links from February, including mentions in the media, important announcements, blog postings, class photos, and more.

FEATURED ARTICLE

Love is patient. Love is kind. Love is…detectable on an fMRI scan? Poets have written about love for millennia, but only recently has it become a subject of serious scientific pursuit.

Additional Articles:

The Atlantic: Love is a battlefield
AVL Couples Therapy: 3 strategies for managing relationship conflict this winter season
FamilyShare: 6 scientifically proven ways to strengthen your marriage
Fast Company: What your failed relationships can teach you about leadership
Giving Birth With Confidence: The evolving pregnancy and postpartum relationship – normal or not?
GoodTherapy.org: Starting with yes: cultivating the positive in relationships
Happify: Everything that you need to know about sex and happiness
The Huffington Post: 4 keys to mastering love and relationships
The Huffington Post: Can good marriages have unresolved conflicts?
The Huffington Post: What’s communication got to do with… lasting love?
Mindbodygreen: The #1 skill that can help you have a great marriage
Mindful: Make love a priority
MSN: Here’s your happy marriage checklist
New York Post: This test will tell you if you’re headed for divorce
Rodale Wellness: 3 stages of love you’ll go through with ‘the one’
Tech Insider: A Harvard psychologist’s advice on how to argue when you know you’re right
Thought Catalog: 20 questions that reflect how healthy your relationship truly is
TIME: This is the 1 thing ruining your relationship
Verily Mag: This secret formula helps keep couples happy and healthy
The Washington Post: Five myths about love
Yahoo: 4 behaviors are the most reliable predictors of divorce

Dr. John Gottman Presents at 2016 parentmap LECTURE SERIES

Dr. John Gottman delivered his annual ParentMap talk on February 11th to over 400 attendees at the Willows Preparatory School in Redmond, WA. The title of this year’s lecture was, “Making Love Last and Marriage Work.” Head over to our Twitter page for a recap of the evening.

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Featured Class Photo

This month’s featured class photo is from a Gottman Level 2 Training presented by Nancy D. Young, Ph.D. and Bob Navarra, Ph.D. in Costa Mesa, CA. To see more photos from professional training events around the country, click here.

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Publish Date: February 26, 2016

Last Updated: March 4, 2024

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