Dr. Gottman’s 7 Principles to Save (or Strengthen) Your Marriage: Book Insights on The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work by John M. Gottman and Nan Silver

2021-01-27

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* When John Gottman began researching marriage in the early 1970s, there was little scientific data on the factors that make it work. * Counsellors depended on conventional wisdom, opinion, intuition, religious beliefs or the ideas of psychologists. * The result? Not much effectiveness. Using quantitative research based on direct observation of couples, Gottman identified consistent patterns in what causes marriages to fail – and, more importantly, patterns that enable them to succeed. * The g...

* When John Gottman began researching marriage in the early 1970s, there was little scientific data on the factors that make it work.

* Counsellors depended on conventional wisdom, opinion, intuition, religious beliefs or the ideas of psychologists.

* The result? Not much effectiveness. Using quantitative research based on direct observation of couples, Gottman identified consistent patterns in what causes marriages to fail – and, more importantly, patterns that enable them to succeed.

* The good news: you don’t have to agree on everything, you don’t have to change who you are and you don’t need to change them.

* If you value your marriage, and are willing to commit to it, there is no reason why you can’t save it.

Theme 1: Let Go of the Myths - 0:27

Theme 2: Nurture the Friendship and How to Deal with Conflict - 11:50

Theme 3: Most Marriages Can be Saved - 24:05

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HEAR THE FULL INTERVIEWS MENTIONED IN TODAYS' EPISODE HERE:

Institute, Gottman. “Making Marriage Work | Dr. John Gottman.” YouTube, YouTube, 30 Jan. 2018, www.youtube.com/watch?v=AKTyPgwfPgg.

“Making Marriage Work: Dr. John Gottman.” YouTube, 30 Jan. 2018, youtu.be/AKTyPgwfPgg?t=2732.

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Full Title: The Seven Principles for Making Marriage Work
Year of Publication: 1999
Book Author: John M Gottman & Nan Silver

To purchase the complete edition of this book click here:
https://www.amazon.com/Seven-Principles-Making-Marriage-Work/dp/0609805797

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Editor: Tom Butler-Bowdon
Producer: Gabe Mara
Production Manager: Karin Richey
Curator: Tom Butler-Bowdon
Narrator: Elliott Schiff

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