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Origins of the Gottman Method: Effective Evidence Based Therapy for Couples with Dr. Carrie Cole

A conversation with Dr. Carrie Cole with Dr. Dana McNeil.

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RESEARCH-BASED APPROACHES TO HELP RELATIONSHIPS HEAL & THRIVE

The Gottman Institute helps relationships heal and thrive.

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WHAT IS ROMANTIC LOVE?

We help define this overwhelming phenomenon that can cause rapture or despair.

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THESE 4 SIGNS of DIVORCE ARE OVER 90% ACCURATE, RESEARCH SHOWS

February 13, 2023

Research from the Gottman Institute reveals four common communication pitfalls that often mean the couple is headed for divorce.

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COUPLES and ONLINE ACCOUNTS – COMBINING DIGITAL LIVES

Newlyweds are weighing the risks and benefits of combining their digital lives

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REBUILD YOUR EMOTIONAL BOND

Creating and maintaining a strong emotional bond with your significant other can be challenging, especially in the age of Covid…

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How to have a successful Valentine’s Day

An interview with Carrie and Don Cole on how to have a successful Valentine’s Day.

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BICKERING MORE AFTER KIDS?

Let’s say, hypothetically, that your spouse makes breakfast for your children while you get ready for work. When you get into the kitchen, right before…

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I KEEP DATING PEOPLE WITH SIMILAR PERSONALITIES. IS THERE ANYTHING WRONG WITH HAVING A TYPE?

It depends on what you mean by “type.” If you are talking about a “type” of personality…

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7 TIPS TO BREAK YOUR FAMILY OUT OF THE TECHNOLOGY RUT (AND KEEP YOUR SANITY)

May 1, 2019

How do we find a healthy balance in a high-tech life?

It’s a question shared by many, including those tasked with raising today’s youth, from new parents to high school principals…

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THIS DETAIL FROM JEFF BEZOS’S DIVORCE ANNOUNCEMENT DESERVES WAY MORE ATTENTION THAN IT’S GETTING

Everyone is focusing on their assets, but here’s the more interesting thing…

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Center for Relationship Wellness featured in Time Magazine

THE SCIENCE BEHIND HAPPY RELATIONSHIPS

June 28, 2018

When it comes to relationships, most of us are winging it. We’re exhilarated by the early stages of love, but as we move onto the general grind of everyday life, personal baggage starts to creep…

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Center for Relationship Wellness featured in Cision

THE GOTTMAN INSTITUTE ANNOUNCES LOVE LAB EXPERIENCE

February 05, 2018

Dr. John Gottman’s couples laboratory was first opened in 1986 at the University of Washington…

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Center for Relationship Wellness featured in Florida Currents

THE POWER OF LOVE

January 20, 2018

Experts and everyday people share transforming and inspiring stories of love, and advice for keeping love alive…

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Center for Relationship Wellness featured in Business Insider

HOW TO HAVE A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE THAT LASTS

January 6, 2018

We interviewed four couples in which both partners are relationship experts about their best marriage advice…

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Center for Relationship Wellness featured in Brides Magazine

HOW TO SUPPORT A PARTNER SUFFERING FROM MENTAL DISORDERS

June 12, 2017

As an awareness of mental disorders (anxiety, depression, etc.) has been brought more and more to the forefront lately…

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