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You may not even be aware of how you are acting or speaking out of contempt—often it can feel like you are being genuine. Dr. John Gottman realized there needs to be a path that leads to a culture of appreciation, and that is by expressing your feelings and longings.
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What is Defensiveness? The third horsemen in the Four Horsemen is a common one: defensiveness, which is defined as self-protection in the form of righteous indignation or innocent victimhood in an attempt to ward off a perceived attack. It is an unconscious and automatic response to perceived danger, whether or not it makes sense to
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If you were to comb through the research, you would confirm – to support happiness, work out. We now know, event people who work out for 10 minutes once a week are happier. And pick whatever you like – it doesn’t matter. A number of past studies have noted that physically active people have much
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There are more layers and complexities to contemporary attachment theory, but for the moment, let’s just say there are four main attachment styles — secure, insecure-avoidant, insecure-anxious and disorganised. The post How Early Attachment Styles Can Influence Later Relationships appeared first on The Gottman Institute.
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In her new book, co-founder and CEO of the Mindsight Institute Caroline Welch takes readers on a mindfulness journey to help them de-stress and cultivate inner peace. The post The Gift of Presence: A Mindfulness Guide for Women appeared first on The Gottman Institute.
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Try these relationship recipes out at home—you probably already have all the ingredients you need! The post Gottman Relationship Recipes appeared first on The Gottman Institute.
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