Posted: March 29, 2022
Introduced by the Gottman Institute, this exercise will help you make your conversations deeper and more personal, drawing people towards you. Instructions Try opening up an intimate conversation with an open ended question; that is, a question that can not be answered with a…
Posted: February 26, 2022
This exercise is meant to help you build love maps by understanding each other’s strengths, build positive sentiment by highlighting how each other supports the relationship, and reduce stress by talking about something other than challenges in the relationship. Instructions Identify your Signature…
Posted: February 22, 2022
Nobody makes it through life without some bumps, unfortunately for some the scars run deep, and the past isn’t just the past. It can be hard to watch the ones we love go through these hard times, can be difficult to manage ourselves, and can…
Posted: February 22, 2022
“Givers must set boundaries because takers have none” Identify your values. Is this about preserving your personal space? Do you want to make sure your emotions are not dismissed? The value determined needs to be something that’s important to you; you need to be…
Posted: February 22, 2022
The first 3 minutes of a conversation can predict how the whole conversation will go. The formula for a gentle start up for a conversation is: I feel [emotion] when [situation, not other person] happens, I need [positive need], [appreciation]. If your partner is…
Posted: February 22, 2022
The Gottman Institute calls it a Diffuse Physiological Arousal (DPA) state that a person goes into when they have started to emotionally flood and they are starting to shut down emotionally and physically. We’ll just call it flooding. When flooded, we might experience a racing…