John M. Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman – Making Relationships Work

Making Relationships Work – John M. Gottman & Julie Schwartz Gottman

Drs. John and Julie Gottman draw upon their four decades of break-through research with more than 3,000 couples and dispel myths about relationships. They teach specifically what successful couples do to create a long-lasting relationship and what the benefits of a stable, committed relationship actually are. With a three-hour assessment, Dr. John Gottman has been able to predict with over 90% accuracy, which couples will divorce, which couples will stay together happily, and which couples will stay together unhappily. This talk is based upon Dr. Gottman’s best-selling book, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work.

1. Discuss the clinical implications of research related to key components of building stable relationships
2. Summarize key ingredients for building trust, loyalty, and commitment in clients

• Relationship and divorce prediction
• The importance of nurturing friendship and intimacy in ones’ relationship
• A positive perspective occurs when the friendship in ones’ relationship is strong
• The importance of managing conflict constructively
• The significance of creating shared meaning – building a shared sense of purpose and finding ways to make one another’s life dreams come true
• The key ingredients for building trust, loyalty, and commitment and making love last a lifetime.
• Their newest research reveals the dynamics of betrayal and how to safeguard (or heal) your relationship.