065. The Relationship Table

Join us this week for a look under the dining room table. What's holding up your relationship? We discuss John and Julia Gottman's research on what strengthens relationships and what sweeps the legs right out from under them.

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• John Gottman & Nan Silver, The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
• The Gottman Institute — The Sound Relationship House and The Four Horsemen (gottman.com)
• The Gottman Institute blog: "The Danger of Sliding Instead of Deciding to Get Married"
• Scott Stanley & Galena Rhoades, "Marriages at Risk: Relationship Formation and Opportunities for Relationship Education" (2009)
• Scott Stanley, The Power of Commitment
• Deborah Dana, The Polyvagal Theory in Therapy (for more on flooding and the nervous system)