the seven principles for making marriage work by john m gottman

It seems that the first 3 principles tie closely together and revolve around being mindful of your partner and the relationship. The first of the 7 principles is literally just learn about your partner (Ch4. The saying “to know them is to love them” comes to mind here. Cherishing them and building a knowledge of and connection with each other. He starts the book by describing the need to build a strong friendship with your partner. I relate my work on being mindful of myself to how Gottman reminds us to be mindful of what and how we’re thinking about our partner. From what I’ve gathered some of the first few principles seem to relate to some of the things I’m working on in therapy. This book gave a lot of really good information on well… how to make marriage work. PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying PDF will be available in your Audible Library along with the audio.Let me start out with saying I do not have formal education in psychotherapy or any related fields! I’m just a guy whose read some books, goes to therapy, and watched the Cinema Therapy video on the topic. The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work is the definitive guide for anyone who wants their relationship to attain its highest potential. Being thoughtful about ordinary matters provides spouses with a solid foundation for resolving conflict when it does occur and finding strategies for living with those issues that cannot be resolved.

Gottman helps couples focus on each other, on paying attention to the small day-to-day moments that, strung together, make up the heart and soul of any relationship.

Straightforward in their approach, yet profound in their effect, these principles teach partners new and startling strategies for making their marriage work. This book is the culmination of his life's work: the seven principles that guide couples on the path toward a harmonious and long-lasting relationship. His findings, and his heavily attended workshops, have already turned around thousands of faltering marriages. As a professor of psychology at the University of Washington and the founder and director of the Seattle Marital and Family Institute, he has studied the habits of married couples in unprecedented detail over the course of many years. John Gottman has revolutionized the study of marriage. Just as Masters and Johnson were pioneers in the study of human sexuality, so Dr.

The seven principles for making marriage work by john m gottman