Why Vulnerability Requires Emotional Safety
What the SEARS Data Reveals About Emotional Regulation and Intimacy
Many couples come to counseling because they want to feel closer to one another. They want more emotional connection, deeper conversations, and greater understanding. Yet many of these same couples struggle to talk about difficult subjects without becoming defensive, overwhelmed, critical, or withdrawn.
Can emotional intimacy thrive when emotional regulation is weak?
Why Conventional Marriage Wisdom Is Wrong
John Gottman, Ph.D. - July 11, 2018
This article originally appeared in The Washington Post, co-authored by Christopher Dollard and John Gottman
Marriage is one of the oldest social, economic, religious and legal institutions in the world, and there’s no shortage of opinions on what makes it work. But much of the conventional wisdom is not based on evidence, and some is flat-out wrong. After researching thousands of couples for more than 40 years at The Gottman Institute, these are some of the myths we’ve encountered most often.
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Blended Family
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This is really complicated.......
Married
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Dating
Is this person my soul mate?
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“Happiness, not in another place but this place, not for another hour but this hour”
Walt Whitman
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