by Marilyn halls | Apr 15, 2024
Many couples tell me that money discussions often get heated and escalate very quickly In such situations, behaviors that Dr. John Gottman dubs “The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse” (“Criticism, Defensiveness, Contempt and Stonewalling”) come into play and suggest a...
by Marilyn halls | Mar 15, 2024
Improving Your Communication Using a Positivity Approach Dr. John Gottman studied communication and interaction patterns of couples in the “love lab” he established at the University of Washington in Seattle. Here couples came to a bed and breakfast type setting where...
by Marilyn halls | Mar 14, 2024
Improving Your Communication Using a Positivity Approach Many couples struggle with communication issues. In my practice I hear comments such as “When we try to address a serious topic such as in laws, disciplining our children or getting them to finish their...
by Marilyn halls | Mar 1, 2024
The desire to improve your relationship is important for the mental health of couples. Hardly a human being alive couldn’t benefit from these helpful tips for healthy and happy relationships based on the research of John Gottman Ph,D. Let’s start, shall...
by Marilyn halls | Feb 9, 2021
It might seem impossible to heal after an affair, but believe it or not, your relationship can improve. What do I mean by the word affair? At one time the commonly held definition involved sexual activity. This of course can still be true but today many affairs fall...
by Marilyn halls | Oct 31, 2018
Attachment Theory and its application to couples Attachment Theory is the result of the research of John Bowlby, MD and Mary Ainsworth, Ph.D. Dr. Bowlby, an English psychiatrist and psychoanalyst, and Dr. Mary Ainsworth, a Canadian developmental psychologist...
