Eight dates : essential conversations for a lifetime of love
by Gottman, John Mordechai (Author), Gottman, Julie Schwartz (Author), Abrams, Douglas Carlton (Author), Abrams, Rachel Carlton (Author)
Summary
Strengthen and deepen your love with a fun, ingenious program of eight life-changing conversations-on essential topics such as money, sex, and trust-from two of the world's leading marriage researchers and clinicians. Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort-and it just got sim... Full description
Summary: |
Strengthen and deepen your love with a fun, ingenious program of eight life-changing conversations-on essential topics such as money, sex, and trust-from two of the world's leading marriage researchers and clinicians. Navigating the challenges of long-term commitment takes effort-and it just got simpler, with this empowering, step-by-step guide to communicating about the things that matter most to you and your partner. Drawing on forty years of research from their world-famous Love Lab, Dr. John Gottman and Dr. Julie Schwartz Gottman invite couples on eight fun, easy, and profoundly rewarding dates, each one focused on a make-or-break issue: trust, conflict, sex, money, family, adventure, spirituality, and dreams. Interactive activities and prompts provide motivation to stay open, stay curious, and, most of all, stay talking to each other. And the range-from the four skills you need for intimate conversation (including Put Into Words What You Are Feeling) to tips on being honest about your needs, while also validating your partner's own emotions-will resonate, whether you're newly together or a longtime couple looking to fortify your bond. You will discover (or rediscover) your partner like never before-and be able to realize your hopes and dreams for the love you desire and deserve. |
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Physical Description: |
231 pages ; 21 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 230-231). |
ISBN: |
9781523504466 1523504463 |
Author Notes: |
Julie Gottman, Ph.D., is a clinical psychologist and the cofounder and President of The Gottman Institute. She is the cocreator of the immensely popular The Art and Science of Love weekend workshops for couples, and she also co-designed the national clinical training program in Gottman Couples Therapy. She is Author/co-author of five books: Ten Lessons to Transform Your Marriage, And Baby Makes Three , 10 Principles for Doing Effective Couples Therapy , The Man's Guide to Women , and The Marriage Clinic Casebook . Julie lives in Seattle. Doug Abrams is president and founder of Idea Architects, a literary agency, as well as an author and editor. His most recent bestseller is The Book of Joy , with The Dalai Lama and Desmond Tutu. He lives outside Santa Cruz, CA. Rachel Carlton Abrams, M.D., is an integrative physician and the author of the book BodyWise . She and Doug live outside Santa Cruz, CA, and have three young adult children. |