What is “The Gottman Method?”

When you think about couple’s counseling, does it involve the following scenarios? You spend sixty minutes talking about how it was great in the beginning but now [insert long list of complaints], while the therapist nods their head. They then suggest a weekly appointment for the next six months. Your partner spends the entire session…

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8 tips on how to breathe life back into your relationship

Separation can be messy, especially if one of you is still in love with the other. So before you start severing ties, here are some tips on how to breathe life back into your relationship and rekindle the love you once had.

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6 Tips to Overcome Conflicts in Relationships and Grow Together.

    Handling conflict is one of the biggest challenges of achieving a healthy relationship. Balancing the power and respect for each other’s autonomy are things that will challenge us. It’s clear that relationship conflict happens because expectations aren’t being met. Each person comes into a relationship with their own expectations which are based from…

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what to do when an affair shows up in your relationship

  Once уоu’vе learned that уоur ѕроuѕе hаѕ hаd аn аffаir, уоur lifе will nеvеr bе thе ѕаmе. But that dоеѕn’t mеаn that there is nо сhаnсе оf rеbuilding your relationship аftеr an аffаir. If уоu’vе rесеntlу lеаrnеd thаt your ѕроuѕе wаѕ not fаithful, you аrе in gооd соmраnу. Stаtiѕtiсѕ nоw ѕhоw thаt hаlf of…

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How to keep passion alive in long-term relationships

A psychologist at a Chapman University (Southern California) and his research team have just published a study looking at sexual satisfaction- or dissatisfaction of heterosexual couples in long term relationships, and what helps to sexual passion alive. Specifically, the research team found that sexually satisfied men and women engaged in more intimate behaviours, such as…

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The Sex Starved Marriage

Physical contact is a powerful way to convey positive emotion and nurture your partners spirit.. there is simply no better way to communicate: “You’re not alone”, ” You’re important”, “I’m sorry” or “I love you”. Michele Weiner-Davis, MSW is an internationally renowned relationship expert, best-selling author, marriage therapist, and professional speaker. Among the first in…

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After being a couple’s counsellor for many years, this is what I have learnt about LOVE

When I first started out as a couple’s counselor, I didn’t know how to help couples move out of emotional pain and start to make positive changes in their relationship. But as the years went on, and I ‘learned on the job’, I discovered there were some profound lessons to learn about love from working with…

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